A lawman retires after a promise to a dying friend to raise his son; when that son grows up and turns bad, it puts the lawman between justice and his promise in Don Rico's The Last of the Breed.
I had not heard of author Don Rico, and wasn't sure it wasn't a pseudonym; but Rico had an interesting career, being a writer/artist in the early days of comics, as well as writing paperback novels and screenplays.
This is a very fine western, well-written with a pretty hard-nosed storyline. It feels very much like a late Randolph Scott/Budd Boetticher western, for those familiar with that series of films.
I really enjoyed this one, and read it quickly. Recommended for fans.
I got this in a box of paperbacks from a friend and read it quickly on a snowy few days.
I had not heard of author Don Rico, and wasn't sure it wasn't a pseudonym; but Rico had an interesting career, being a writer/artist in the early days of comics, as well as writing paperback novels and screenplays.
This is a very fine western, well-written with a pretty hard-nosed storyline. It feels very much like a late Randolph Scott/Budd Boetticher western, for those familiar with that series of films.
I really enjoyed this one, and read it quickly. Recommended for fans.
I got this in a box of paperbacks from a friend and read it quickly on a snowy few days.
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