The Four Diamond Brand

by Ranger Lee

War between the Double W and Circle 22 might have been averted or at least postponed had not the owners of the two outfits decided to ship their beef from Big Sage the same day. Bill Wallace, who owns the Double W, has a number of enemies, and George Villard is deservedly known to friends and enemies alike as 'villainous'. They both run about 5,000 head of cattle in more or less the same section of Sage Brush country. Big trouble starts when thousands of fat beef steers get mixed up in a wide valley below the Two Peaks range. The start of the feud between the two men is complicated by Jim Villard falling in live with Enid Wallace in spite of their fathers' hatred of each other.

192 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1956

About the author

Pseudonym of Charles H. Snow

Reviews

[Gois · Rating 1 out of 5]

boring, and poorly written. no idea what made me read to the end. maybe just wanted to find out what exactly the ending would be.

[Paul Gibson · Rating 2 out of 5]

Very dated and a little nonsensical.

[Michael Sigler · Rating 2 out of 5]

My first and only Ranger Lee book. Uggh...
What a boring, poorly written story.

[Robert Hepple · Rating 2 out of 5]

A 1956 Western novel by Ranger Lee about rivalry between two cattle owners. So much is obvious from the blurb – what is not clear is that the tone of the novel is clearly humorous, with both cattle owners getting involved in some ridiculous antics that strain any suspension of disbelief to breaking point. Little or no attempt is made to educate the reader as to why the antagonism between the two cattlemen is so great, and so it is difficult to understand motivation, particularly where two businessmen are behaving in a way that is contrary to the success of their businesses.

[Ali Sina]

good