Review: True to my word, just like Miles and Laramie
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 01 23, 2012
A few weeks ago I read my first book featuring Gideon Miles, the black U.S. Marshal character created by author Edward A. Grainger.  The book I read was actually penned by Heath Lowrance as a sort of experiment...a popular character, used by a different author to create a new book.  Apparently Mr. Lowrance has some real fans, as his rendition now has 20 reviews with an overall 5 star rating. I stated that I thought the book had serious writing and editing problems and that (for me) it rated 3 stars.  I also stated that I would read some works by the original author to see if they fared any better.  Well, I did and they do.  Although none of these stories are great works of art (regardless of who penned them), the Grainger stories seem more authentic and the writing is certaintly less flawed.  If I had to read one or the other...after this book I'd say Grainger comes out the clear winner.