The Road to Casa Piedras

by Louis L'Amour

Louis L'Amour brings you the Wild West as you've never heard it before. Crackling with the atmosphere of frontier days, this classic tale on audiocassette sweeps you into the late 1800s...and an era when a few brave men lived and died to bring justice to an untamed land.In the midst of a lively country dance, gunshots ring out at the stagecoach station and Texas Ranger Chick Bowdrie finds the station's master sprawled in a pool of his own blood. Twelve thousand dollars are missing. And an innocent man has been murdered. And it's up to Chick to bring the killer to justice. With the unerring instincts that make him one of the best trackers in the Texas Rangers, Chick locates the killer's camp--and his lifeless body, courtesy of a double-crossing accomplice. But the bloodshed won't end unless Chick can stop the mastermind behind the robbery, an unlikely schemer whose greed makes good men bad--and careless men dead.

Genres: Westerns, Audiobook

Audio Cassette

First published August 1, 1990

About the author

Louis Dearborn L'Amour was an American novelist and short story writer. His books consisted primarily of Western novels, though he called his work "frontier stories". His most widely known Western fiction works include Last of the Breed, Hondo, Shalako, and the Sackett series. L'Amour also wrote historical fiction (The Walking Drum), science fiction (The Haunted Mesa), non-fiction (Frontier), and poetry and short-story collections. Many of his stories were made into films. His books remain popular and most have gone through multiple printings. At the time of his death, almost all of his 105 existing works (89 novels, 14 short-story collections, and two full-length works of nonfiction) were still in print, and he was "one of the world's most popular writers".

Reviews

[David Davis · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very quick book to listen too

[Chaz Ricks · Rating 4 out of 5]

In this world of gray morals and “nuanced” characters, I find Louis L’amour books so refreshing.

There’s good guys and then there’s bad guys.

I don’t care that most characters are one dimensional.

Same goes for this short story! There’s good guys, bad guys, a dusty trail, and a shoot out. Love it.

[Kimbolimbo · Rating 3 out of 5]

Quick and painless.

[Holly Stone · Rating 3 out of 5]

another short audio rendition from the Master story teller of the Western Genre Louis L'Amour in this Chick Bowdrie Ranger story Chick is at a dance in a small town when gun shots ring out going to investigate he finds the stage station manager dead and the $12,000 missing from the safe...No One was to know about the money but obviously some one did and a good man died because of it. Bowdrie and the sheriff and a young deputy head out on the trail of the killer.

[Angela · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a really good story. I love Louis L'Amour and particularly Chick Bowdrie stories. This one starts with a community barn dance that serves as the perfect cover for a robbery. Bowdrie, the Sheriff and his Deputy hit the trail after the thief but things get pretty twisted pretty fast and they realize they're up against a very smart criminal.

[Robert · Rating 4 out of 5]

Short Bowdrie tale but a great tale for a tracker, and the skills used to follow a fellow. This was a Good Read.

[Christy Peterson · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was a quick listen, a western detective story.

[Lauren Brinegar · Rating 2 out of 5]

Not as much suspense in this book as previous I’ve listened to - but entertaining nonetheless!

[Jan Harriman · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good western !!!

[Elaine · Rating 3 out of 5]

A nice mystery.

[Flyingzebras · Rating 2 out of 5]

Good old Louis L'Amour.