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Sheriff Aaron Mackey #2
Dark Territory
In the boomtown of Dover Station, Montana, tracks have been laid and everyone's looking to make a fortune, lawfully or not. And the law has something to say about it--one bullet at a time . . .
DOVER STATION--WHERE DEATH RIDES FASTER THAN THE WIND
A rash of deadly train robberies has the chief investor of Dover Station feeling itchier than a quick draw without a target. And he wants Sheriff Aaron Mackey to scratch that itch with every bullet his battered badge authorizes him to shoot. When Mackey and his backup gun down four kill-crazy bandits, they uncover a plot cooked up by respected citizens of Dover Station--someone who can pull enough strings to replace Mackey with a disgraced marshal from Texas. Now Mackey's badge may not say much, but his gun defies all fear. Anyone who stands between Mackey and the future of Dover Station is about to become buried in the pages of history . . .
"Hard to put down . . . because of the gritty and stylish narrative, the virtually nonstop action."
-- Publishers Weekly on Terrence McCauley's Sympathy for the Devil
DOVER STATION--WHERE DEATH RIDES FASTER THAN THE WIND
A rash of deadly train robberies has the chief investor of Dover Station feeling itchier than a quick draw without a target. And he wants Sheriff Aaron Mackey to scratch that itch with every bullet his battered badge authorizes him to shoot. When Mackey and his backup gun down four kill-crazy bandits, they uncover a plot cooked up by respected citizens of Dover Station--someone who can pull enough strings to replace Mackey with a disgraced marshal from Texas. Now Mackey's badge may not say much, but his gun defies all fear. Anyone who stands between Mackey and the future of Dover Station is about to become buried in the pages of history . . .
"Hard to put down . . . because of the gritty and stylish narrative, the virtually nonstop action."
-- Publishers Weekly on Terrence McCauley's Sympathy for the Devil
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336 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published March 26, 2019
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July 11, 2019
I'm a very loyal western reader. Terrence McCauley has earned a spot on my TBR list with this series. It has all the elements readers look for; good guys who walk the line between good and bad and lots of bad guys who have no idea who they are up against. This one includes the "good" guy who is really not, so that's a plus. This book reads quickly, keeping the action moving. Mr McCauley has his characters well developed and his back stories researched. Good reading all around.
August 2, 2020
TITLE: Dark Territory: A sheriff Aaron Mackey Western Book 2
AUTHOR: Terrence McCauley
GENRE: Western
PAGES: 336
FORMAT: E-book
I have already established my love of westerns. I really enjoy coming across new authors for my beloved genre. Terrence McCauley is just that kind of author.
In the first book of this series, Where The Bullets Fly, we were introduced to Sheriff Aaron Mackey. After a career in the military, he returns to his hometown of Dover Station, Montana. After a brutal attack from a renegade gang, Mackey and his deputy Billy Sunday are heroes of the town.
Now, in book 2, Dover Station is a town on the rise. It is a boomtown that is feeling all of the growing pains a small town on the rise would. There is crime of all kinds, and the town is in need of a mayor. Mackey has no political aspirations, but James Grant, the man who is overseeing the construction of buildings in town, as well as the silver mine, does. Mackey has reservation of Grant, and it this conflict that is the driving force of the book.
Dark Territory is a bullet ride of a book. It is easily one that can be taken down in a weekend, or even just a couple of nights reading. It took me two nights to finish. There was a couple of misspells and grammatical error that I would chalk up to the printing rather than the author.
Now, the part that really bugged me at first was the ending. It was not the ending I wanted, but after much thought I came to realize that it was the ending the book needed. I am not saying the end was rushed. It is just the way that it really needed to end.
I give this 4 bookmarks out of 5!!!
AUTHOR: Terrence McCauley
GENRE: Western
PAGES: 336
FORMAT: E-book
I have already established my love of westerns. I really enjoy coming across new authors for my beloved genre. Terrence McCauley is just that kind of author.
In the first book of this series, Where The Bullets Fly, we were introduced to Sheriff Aaron Mackey. After a career in the military, he returns to his hometown of Dover Station, Montana. After a brutal attack from a renegade gang, Mackey and his deputy Billy Sunday are heroes of the town.
Now, in book 2, Dover Station is a town on the rise. It is a boomtown that is feeling all of the growing pains a small town on the rise would. There is crime of all kinds, and the town is in need of a mayor. Mackey has no political aspirations, but James Grant, the man who is overseeing the construction of buildings in town, as well as the silver mine, does. Mackey has reservation of Grant, and it this conflict that is the driving force of the book.
Dark Territory is a bullet ride of a book. It is easily one that can be taken down in a weekend, or even just a couple of nights reading. It took me two nights to finish. There was a couple of misspells and grammatical error that I would chalk up to the printing rather than the author.
Now, the part that really bugged me at first was the ending. It was not the ending I wanted, but after much thought I came to realize that it was the ending the book needed. I am not saying the end was rushed. It is just the way that it really needed to end.
I give this 4 bookmarks out of 5!!!
February 16, 2019
This was a pleasant surprise. I'm usually picky when it comes to westerns but this one is great. I actually need to get the earlier ones to complete the series. Thanks to #kensington and #netgalley for giving me the opportunity to read #darkterritory by #terrencemccauley
November 13, 2020
This review originally published in Looking For a Good Book. Rated 3.75 of 5
Dover Station, Montana is a boom town. Railroads tracks have been laid and the train will be going through town, so anyone already with property is bound to make a profit. A growing city brings a lot of different kinds of people, including those looking to take advantage of others, and a sheriff in a boom town like Dover Station is bound to stay busy. And Sheriff Aaron Mackey definitely being kept busy.
There has been a rash of train robberies on select trains headed in to Dover Station and Mackey figures out how the robbers know which trains to rob and lays a trap for them. But Mackey and his deputies are surprised at what they find when they end up killing all but one of the train robbers and it turns out that they are some otherwise upstanding men from the community. When the lone survivor talks, Mackey learns some surprising things about the robberies and how they are funded - the robbers make more in payments from an unknown source than they do from the train robberies themselves.
But there's other trouble brewing - the wealthiest man in town, the one who is seeing to it that buildings are being built and the train is coming through, is making a run for mayor for the newly incorporated town, and he's also looking for a local police force so that there's no need for Sheriff Mackey. But Mackey takes it in stride - there are issues at stake much larger than whether or not a sheriff is needed - and he's got a few surprises up his sleeve.
This is the second book in the Sheriff Aaron Mackey series, but I don't feel as though I missed out on too much by not having read the first. Most of what we need to know we get through the narrative, and the rest we can infer.
The story moves along swiftly and my biggest complaint is that it maybe moves along too quickly for me. It's a western, and the direct approach, with lots of action, is the style here and we don't get to spend any time really getting to know any of the characters (other than their useful to further the action) and there's no real subplot or misdirection: it's plot, plot, plot ... find out how train robberies are done, stop them, face off against the future mayor. Done.
Still, I did enjoy this book. Though it moved along quicker than I was expecting, I found that I was engaged in the story and in Aaron Mackey and I see that there's a larger story being covered over the course of multiple books, which will be fun to keep reading. But this is a complete book - the next book is hinted at, but not required to enjoy what here.
Looking for a good book? Dark Territory by Terrence McCauley is a fast-paced western - a great vacation read for fans of the genre.
I received a digital copy of this book from the publisher, through Netgalley, in exchange for an honest review.
Dover Station, Montana is a boom town. Railroads tracks have been laid and the train will be going through town, so anyone already with property is bound to make a profit. A growing city brings a lot of different kinds of people, including those looking to take advantage of others, and a sheriff in a boom town like Dover Station is bound to stay busy. And Sheriff Aaron Mackey definitely being kept busy.
There has been a rash of train robberies on select trains headed in to Dover Station and Mackey figures out how the robbers know which trains to rob and lays a trap for them. But Mackey and his deputies are surprised at what they find when they end up killing all but one of the train robbers and it turns out that they are some otherwise upstanding men from the community. When the lone survivor talks, Mackey learns some surprising things about the robberies and how they are funded - the robbers make more in payments from an unknown source than they do from the train robberies themselves.
But there's other trouble brewing - the wealthiest man in town, the one who is seeing to it that buildings are being built and the train is coming through, is making a run for mayor for the newly incorporated town, and he's also looking for a local police force so that there's no need for Sheriff Mackey. But Mackey takes it in stride - there are issues at stake much larger than whether or not a sheriff is needed - and he's got a few surprises up his sleeve.
This is the second book in the Sheriff Aaron Mackey series, but I don't feel as though I missed out on too much by not having read the first. Most of what we need to know we get through the narrative, and the rest we can infer.
The story moves along swiftly and my biggest complaint is that it maybe moves along too quickly for me. It's a western, and the direct approach, with lots of action, is the style here and we don't get to spend any time really getting to know any of the characters (other than their useful to further the action) and there's no real subplot or misdirection: it's plot, plot, plot ... find out how train robberies are done, stop them, face off against the future mayor. Done.
Still, I did enjoy this book. Though it moved along quicker than I was expecting, I found that I was engaged in the story and in Aaron Mackey and I see that there's a larger story being covered over the course of multiple books, which will be fun to keep reading. But this is a complete book - the next book is hinted at, but not required to enjoy what here.
Looking for a good book? Dark Territory by Terrence McCauley is a fast-paced western - a great vacation read for fans of the genre.
I received a digital copy of this book from the publisher, through Netgalley, in exchange for an honest review.
October 16, 2019
What a great book. It is about time we have someone who can write some really gritty westerns. The descriptions are so on the mark that I feel like I can smell that coffee brewing or the rocks crunching under my boots.
I know Terrence McCauley and I consider myself very lucky. He is a force no matter what subject he is tackling. I highly recommend these two books. This is second in a series. Sheriff Aaron Mackey is a multi layered character. I truly love him.
Grab this book and a cup of coffee and enjoy. Then hop over to his author’s page and find another book to read. They are all very good.
For me? My craving for a good western is satisfied.
Thank you Terrence. You are my hero.
I know Terrence McCauley and I consider myself very lucky. He is a force no matter what subject he is tackling. I highly recommend these two books. This is second in a series. Sheriff Aaron Mackey is a multi layered character. I truly love him.
Grab this book and a cup of coffee and enjoy. Then hop over to his author’s page and find another book to read. They are all very good.
For me? My craving for a good western is satisfied.
Thank you Terrence. You are my hero.
July 4, 2022
Terrance McCauley has made a western fan of me. I am enjoying the Aaron Mackey and Jeremiah Halstead series.
Aaron Mackey finds himself up against some some time ruffians but his once is the changing of the Dover Station. He has protected Dover Station as sheriff but how does he protect it from itself.
Reading this book I had a feeling of dread as everything just kept rolling dispute Mackey efforts. But Aaron Mackey keeps his cool.
Aaron Mackey finds himself up against some some time ruffians but his once is the changing of the Dover Station. He has protected Dover Station as sheriff but how does he protect it from itself.
Reading this book I had a feeling of dread as everything just kept rolling dispute Mackey efforts. But Aaron Mackey keeps his cool.
June 12, 2019
Another cowboy book (#2 in series). So enjoyed this and cannot wait for another. Did not want this one to end.
Sheriff Aaron Mackey and his Deputy (and friend) Billy Sunday once more outwit and outshoot the outlaws. Look forward to when Grant gets his!
Thanks Terrence.
Sheriff Aaron Mackey and his Deputy (and friend) Billy Sunday once more outwit and outshoot the outlaws. Look forward to when Grant gets his!
Thanks Terrence.
April 1, 2019
Dark Territory is the second installment from Terrence McCauley's series, Sheriff Aaron MacKay. I liked this one better than the first book. I give it four stars.
August 18, 2020
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February 25, 2023
Not blown away
November 10, 2023
Exciting from beginning to end! One of the best contemporary western authors around! Will definitely keep reading!
December 8, 2023
Dark Territory
I enjoy this author. You can visualize his characters and their lives in the
Old West. Montana is a beautiful state with country that takes away your breath.
I enjoy this author. You can visualize his characters and their lives in the
Old West. Montana is a beautiful state with country that takes away your breath.
December 29, 2020
I’m liking the western genre more and more, and I’m glad I started out with this series for a taste of it.
August 11, 2019
Great story and characters!
Terrence continues to create stories and characters such that reading them causes me to read them in a day or two... waiting on the next work....
Terrence continues to create stories and characters such that reading them causes me to read them in a day or two... waiting on the next work....
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