Backtrail

by Greg Hunt

"Ridge Parkman thinks he has it all sorted out. Hang up the Colt, turn in the badge, marry the woman, and move to Missouri to breed horses. Then an assignment comes along with his name all over it. Parkman nearly dies on the western slopes of the Rockies after a bloody shootout with a fellow marshal gone rogue. While recuperating in a remote mining town, a kind, rough-edged woman convinces him that he'd make a fine husband, and that it's time to give up his badge. Then he gets word that Duff Joseph, a ruthless adversary from years past, in his Texas days, has killed Ray Goode, a close friend and fellow marshal. Joseph and his band are headed into Wyoming territory to sell stolen guns to the hostile Indian tribes to the north, and there is no one but Parkman anywhere close enough to try and stop him. Parkman recalls an old adage that his grandfather used to use. 'If you want to hear God laugh, make a plan'"-"--

397 pages, Library Binding

Published December 9, 2020

Reviews

[Michael · Rating 5 out of 5]

Backtrail Does Not Disappoint...

Greg Hunt writes in a style that flows easily from page to page. His prose is smooth with no inconstancies or ambiguities to trip you up. He has strong, engaging plots that pull you in right from the start and keep you flipping pages. His characters are well developed—which probably accounts for the popularity of Ridge Parkman. This is the fifth Ridge Parkman novel.

I’m eagerly awaiting Hunt’s next book, and if it has Ridge Parkman in it, all the better.

[Ray Ratliff · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a great book. It's got enough twists and turns that keeps you reading. The ending will leave you thinking why.