Cold Wind: A Western Story

by Stephen Overholser

In the shadow of Deadman Peak in the Rockies, Gideon Coopersmith established the Double Circle C Ranch with his wife, Maggs, their young daughter, Annie, and Patrocino, their Mexican segundo. Then a young hired hand, possibly an escaped convict, vanishes with Annie's pony, and Gideon gives chase. Turned back by sub-zero temperatures and the youth's cigar-smoking mother, Ruth Logan, Gideon returns home to find that a vigilante group was also searching for the hired hand -- and he's been lynched. As Gideon begins to fear for his family's safety, Ruth Logan arrives on a mission of vengeance.

Genres: Westerns

384 pages, Hardcover

First published November 1, 1999

Reviews

[Chuck]

This book is a western which takes place in North Park, Colorado in the 1890's. It is an interesting story of a rancher, friends and family at the end of lawlessness in most of the west. The characters are very polarized with extremely virtuous character or none at all and in that regard simulates the modern western with good guy-bad guy-gunfight with the white hat always winning. If I had to sum up the book in one word, I would say endearing. A nice easy read for anyone that enjoys the genre.