Review: Between The Proverbial Rock and A Hard Place
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 09 30, 2013
Carnigan had been in a few scrapes in his day. This was one of the worst. Utes had shot his horse and set him afoot without water. Two days later he's looking at a pool of water surrounded by Utes waiting.But he learns it's not him for whom they are waiting. Four white men are coming and there's nothing left to do but open up.Which puts him in worse shape.The four are a slovenly looking bunch and they are scalphunters, taking the Utes for the bounty. And Carnigan hates scalphunters.Things only get worse at a trading post when it's obvious they are waiting for something. Then the wagon escorted by a troop of obvious soldiers, though in civilian dress. A payroll and a gneral's beautiful daughter are aboard.And suddenly he has to rescue the young woman, saddled with a green officer worried about his career letting both the payroll and a general's daughter be taken. Not mention Ulzana and a group of Apaches far north looking for those scalphunters.Enjoyed this western. That makes two good ones by the author. Will be looing for more of his work.