This is a
classic western novel during the 1870s in what is now present day New Mexico.
It is part of The Sacketts series with Noal Sackett as the leading man. Just as
expected, the book is full of cowboys, Indians, legends of long buried
gold and various misfits banding
together in order to claim that gold.
As someone
who hasn’t been interested in western novels in the past, I was entertained
throughout the book. Unfortunately, there were a few drawbacks. I grew up in a
small town, which came in handy with some of the “hick slang”, but even I
didn’t quite get all of the references used. The action starts on page one and
continues throughout the entire book. However, while there was a lot of it, it
never lasted long. It only took about one page for it to wind back down.
Nolan was
the only character that had much character development. Most of the other characters
only have small facts given like how they are willing to poison anyone to get
what they want or another character is not someone you want to be involved in a
shootout with. While the book had obvious flaws, it was still an entertaining
read, especially if you need a book that can be finished in just a matter of
hours.
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