Time Travel Thursday

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Good Evening My Wonderful Wyverns,

I hope you have gotten through this nasty weather alright. The tornado here did me no harm but my internet was effected and this no review last week.

Our Gem this evening came to me etched in the pearl handled grips of a pair of pistols from the Old West. This is the story of two outlaws who are really in laws of a sort. Robin Hoods for cattle ranchers who are put up on by bankers and cheats who steal their land and leave them to starve. I loved this tale!

This is “Nice Guys Finish Dead” by first time Dragon Feeders William W. Johnstone and J.A. Johnstone. This is the second in their “Old Cowboys Never Die” series. I can’t wait to read the first one.

These are the adventures of Cody and Eli. Two used to be ranch hands who got tired of watching banks grow rich off the blood, sweat and tears of honest cattle ranchers with small spreads. I won’t give spoilers but let’s just say Cody and Eli have never been to college but they could certainly teach a class on Creative Finance.

The characters are realistic, fun and had a moment or two of making me hold my breath. The old cow towns are described in great detail. Waco, Dallas, Fort Worth, Austin. The men and women are nothing out of a slick Western. There are soiled doves, hard working men’s men, drovers, outlaws and lawmen. One especially likeable Deputy U.S. Marshall named Colton Gray will have you simultaneously cheering him on and hoping he doesn’t succeed.

I hadn’t read a good Western since I came across a first edition “True Grit” by Charles Portis three years ago in a thrift store. I paid all of a dollar for it. I was so happy to receive this tale and shall look for William and J.A.’s first in the series forthwith.

Do yourself a favor and grab this fun little tale as soon as you can. You won’t be sorry.

As always , until next time I remain your humble Book Dragon,

Drakon T. Longwitten

I thank Kensington Publishing for the review copy. My opinions, as always, are my own.