After a brush with renegade Confederates, a family escapes from the Civil War with a handful of prize horses and heads west; but problems continue to dog them in Cherokee Lighthorse by Gary McCarthy.
Cherokee Lighthorse is the second in a series called The Horsemen, and is a solidly plotted contemporary western. The element of raising thoroughbred horses, and a high-stakes horse race that takes place at the story's climax, add interest.
The one thing that took me out of the action a bit was the very poor editing, including characters that went from holding a cigar to a pipe, or even changed names, from paragraph to paragraph, shockingly bad for a mainstream publisher.
This is the first novel I have read from McCarthy, and it seems as if he has been prolific in western writing on a variety of more interesting subjects. I would look for more from McCarthy.
I checked this out from the Parker City Public Library in Parker City, Indiana and read it quickly.
Cherokee Lighthorse is the second in a series called The Horsemen, and is a solidly plotted contemporary western. The element of raising thoroughbred horses, and a high-stakes horse race that takes place at the story's climax, add interest.
The one thing that took me out of the action a bit was the very poor editing, including characters that went from holding a cigar to a pipe, or even changed names, from paragraph to paragraph, shockingly bad for a mainstream publisher.
This is the first novel I have read from McCarthy, and it seems as if he has been prolific in western writing on a variety of more interesting subjects. I would look for more from McCarthy.
I checked this out from the Parker City Public Library in Parker City, Indiana and read it quickly.
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