Review: To Say It Kept My Interest Was A Distinct Understatement
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 12 18, 2011
I was a bit skeptical when I got a copy of "Miles To Little Ridge", in that it wasn't actualy written by Edward Grainger but by Heath Lowrance.Nevertheless, I approached the novella with an open mind, and to say it kept my interest was a distinct understatement. The novella itself is only 23 pages in length and even though the plot was pretty basic with a slight swerve (Gideon going after a wanted man and two others coming after him) and a very quick read (for me about 20 minutes), it kept my attention to the very end and frustratingly enough, the ending was written in such a way that I was actually disappointed that it did end. Only a couple of stories that I've ever read in the past six years have left me in that state of being, and I'm proud to say that this story is one of them.Heath Lowrance does a masterful job of not only nailing the Gideon Miles character to a T but keeping the same historical background nuances relevant but not overpowering. "Miles To Little Ridge" is a excellent compliment to Edward Grainger's Gideon Miles and Cash Laramie series and I highly recommend it to anyone who enjoys the western genre.