The Devil's Posse

by Charles G. West

Always dependable, brothers Logan and Billy Cross have worked the same cattle drive since they were teenagers. Now their boss is retiring, and he sends them to Fort Pierre in the Dakota Territory to join up with a horse drive to Sturgis. But the Crosses' journey takes a dark turn when they draw the ire of Quincy Morgan and his gang of outlaws.

Genres: Westerns

367 pages, Hardcover

First published March 3, 2015

About the author

Charles G. West first arrived on the western literary scene in March, 1998 with his first novel, Stone Hand, published by Penguin under their Signet imprint. The book was the first of a three-book series, featuring Jason Coles, master tracker. The public response to those first three books called for more western fiction by West, and as of January 2014, Signet has published forty-five.

Inspired in his youth by great adventure authors like A.B. Guthrie and Vardis Fisher, West has always sought to be true to the men and women who braved the dangers of the savage frontier that was ultimately forged to become the American west. Novels by Charles G. West are classified as historical/westerns due to his diligent research in his subject matter, choosing to weave his fiction into the fabric of the actual places and events, being true to the times as well as the people. As a result, his protagonists are usually not heroes, but are often called upon to perform heroic deeds.

Insisting that his protagonists must be instilled with a sense of fairness in addition to courage. West readily admits that many of the characters in his books are patterned after his two sons, both of whom are graduates of the University of Montana, one still lives in Kalispell, Montana - and is the source of much of the author's detail on the ways of the mountain man. Both sons share West's love for the Big Sky Country.

Presently, the author resides in Ocala, Florida with his wife, Ronda, whose name is found on the dedication page of every West novel.

Reviews

[Anne Patkau · Rating 5 out of 5]

Lawmen or not, if a pussy cat's got white stripes on his back, he's a skunk, no matter how he purrs" p 206 shows Daisy has her head on right. She thinks fast on her feet, and holds fast loyal to our hero. The prettier girl is the obvious romantic interest from the start, but didn't trust the rescuer who stayed honorable. Waiting to read more in the series, how Daisy goes for her man, is going to be hard.

Fights + chases + ambushes = author to follow. Outnumbered, Logan runs to live another day, and chips away at the enemy gang despite the town's fickle disbelief in him.

"This was a death posse" p 172, headed by an outlaw truly crazed for revenge, explains the title. I do like titles that help remember books.

[Jay Wright · Rating 4 out of 5]

Two brother's and one is gunned down. The brother kills two of the murders and quite simply, he commits murder. He runs. One of the bad guys had a brother who is bad a absolutely nuts. He goes after the hero and when asked says he is a federal sheriff and his fellow hoods are his posse. The characters are developed. It takes place in Northwest South Dakota. A place that I have been several times. It is a good story.

[Dan Panke · Rating 4 out of 5]

Not one of Charles' best books but still a worthy read.

[Jeff]

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[Phil Pitzer · Rating 4 out of 5]

The devil's posse

Charles West does it again! He can make an
interesting story out of anything! This is. an amazing
story. This was one of his best ones.

[Harry Knowles · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good reading, great story...

I liked the story it was full of good reading and good reading was full of good story so have a good day!

[Sue · Rating 1 out of 5]

Too much cussin' and too many apostrophes.

Never judge a book by its cover . . .
but this one really WAS as cheesy as its cover.

[Randy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good Book