Winter Kill

John Henry Cole #3

by Bill Brooks

The winter around Cheyenne, Wyoming, is devastating, killing both people and livestock. John Henry Cole lives three miles out of town on his small ranch, where he waits out the storm that is quickly killing his cattle and horses. Everything he owns is dying before his eyes, and there isn’t anything he can do about it. His dreams of a settled life are as dead as everything else. He knows it’s time to move on, and move on he does—but not in the direction he expected.

Teddy Green, a Texas ranger, arrives in Cheyenne and seeks Cole’s help in locating Ella Mims, a woman who once lived in Cheyenne and with whom Cole had once been intimate. Green wants to question Mims concerning her involvement in a Denver City murder … but he’s not the only one searching for her.

Genres: Westerns, Fiction

254 pages, Kindle Edition

First published July 10, 2013

Reviews

[Cheryl · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good Western, with well-developed characters. Cole is asked to help find a woman wanted for murder - a woman he once loved. This book does have plenty of violence. It also has some humor in the plot and some good interaction between the main characters. I will be reading more books by this author.

[Tyler Cole · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another captivating read. Bill Brooks has a keen talent for telling a story.

[Al Stoess · Rating 2 out of 5]

A "mystery western" of "western mystery" in which John Henry Cole meets every badman and woman in the West. About a death each chapter. Entertaining.

[Michael · Rating 4 out of 5]

Enjoyed it, especially the appearances of the west's historical figures such as Bill Tillghman, Charlie Utter (whose death in this book is as good an explanation as any for his disappearance from history after Wild Bill's murder), the Earps, Doc Holiday, and of course Judge Roy Bean amoung others. Delightful read!!

[Heather · Rating 3 out of 5]

Western Mystery set in the 1800s

[William Meloney · Rating 4 out of 5]

Engaging Wester (historical fiction) reminiscent of Deadwood.

[MARTY MARLOWE · Rating 5 out of 5]

Winter Kill

Refreshes one's memories about the real hardships one encounters in the struggles just to stay alive in the early frontier.

[Terry Quiram · Rating 5 out of 5]

One fine story

Well written, great story line. Plenty of interesting characters that added to the story. Evenn had a nice ending. Loo king forward to the next book.

[Wendy Nadolny · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fun western

Enjoyed the book. Nice touch adding well known characters from the old west. I will probably read some of his other books.

[Linda · Rating 5 out of 5]

I thoroughly enjoyed this western along the lines of McMurtry's Lonesome Dove. I loved the interspersing of real historical characters into the story. I'll be looking for more!

[Ronnie C. · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love the books by this author, bringing the west alive with his colorful characters and situations!

[Derrick · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book had too many stories that I was getting lost. It was using stories from the past, but then introduced way too many characters within the story itself. Oh well.

[Bonnie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Winter Kill is a John Henry Cole Story by Bill Brooks. This is a diferent type book from what I usually read, bur I enjoyed it. The setting is Cheyenne, Wyoming in a devastating winter where all the cattle and horses died. John Henry Cole was three miles out of town on his small ranch waiting out the storm and worried about his livestock and frieds who were dying, when he decided he would have to leave Cheyene and try his luck elewhere. When the Chinook finally came, he was packing up to leave when a man named Teddy Green, a Texas Ranger, convinced him to help him find his ex-wife, Ella Mims, a woman Cole had also loved. She has been accused of a murder in Denver City and there is a posse of gunmen on her trail intent on killing her so she can't testify. Famous men and women from this period are added to the novel to lend authenticity. Billy the Kid, Belle Starr, Doc Holliday, Roy Bean, Wyatt Earp and other lawmen are interwoven seamlessly into the narrative. A good read for those who enjoy westerns.

[Doug]

So So story

[Ken N · Rating 5 out of 5]

Enjoyed