Killing Trail
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| Rating | : | 4.22 (603 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B003UNL98G |
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| Number of Pages | : | 174 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-03-07 |
| Language | : | English |
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"Lean Prose, Great Characters" according to William Hammett. I grew up watching westerns on TV rather than reading authors like Louis L'Amour. After reading Charles Gramlich's short story collection KILLING TRAIL, I'm convinced that was an oversight. Gramlich's stories give one the feel of the Old West without being stereotypical, and yet all the key ingredients are there: the dirt, the leather, the gray dusters, the holsters, and so much mor. Great Storytelling, Regardless of the Setting Chris La Tray Even though I've managed to read a few books in the genre over the past couple years, I'm still pretty new to the Western outside of the movies. But I know good storytelling, regardless of the setting, and Charles Gramlich is as good a storyteller as anyone I've read. I really enjoyed this short collection of his Western tales. For example, one story has the best description of a gu. The Western TWM has almost become a lost or neglected form of story telling. With these short stories Mr. Gramlich has done his part to revive them. Each one is a fairly quick read but doesn't wind up with a guy in a white hat kissing his girl and riding off into the sunset while strumming his guitar. No there is grit and sand in these stories and they pulled me in and took me right along for the r
It contains:Killing Trail: When they dumped Angela Cody on Lane Holland’s ranch she was scant moments from death. She managed to speak only a few words, but those were enough to make Lane strap on his guns and ride out on a killing trail.Showdown at Wild Briar: Accused of a murder he didn’t commit, Josh Allen Boone has ridden a long way from his Wild Briar Ranch. But now he’s coming home, and the real killers are waiting for him with a rope.Powder Burn: They said Davy Bonner’s luck had run out and they ambushed him along a dark road. RIDE INTO DANGER!Killing Trail is a collection of western short stories by Charles Allen Gramlich, the author of the Talera Trilogy and Cold in the Light. Once Upon a Time with the Dead: For the gray raiders, death was an old friend.The work also includes two nonfiction essays, one about Louis L’Amour and another about the real Wild West.. But luck or no, Davy wasn’t going down without a fight