Dakota Kill
Mark Talbot left the Dakota Territory seven years ago, first to soldier, then to look for adventure in Mexico, and finally to go to sea on a fishing boat. Now, with a little cash in his pocket, he heads home to find some peace and quiet with his brother on the family ranch. Instead, he finds that his brother was murdered five years earlier, and the same range war that killed him and other small ranchers is about to erupt again. He also finds a land baron named King Magnusson, his beautiful daughter, Suzanne, Magnusson's vicious son, an ineffectual sheriff, an imported gunman, and the pretty little girl next door who has blossomed into lovely womanhood. It's a standard cast of characters, to be sure, but Brandvold has given them considerably more substance than is usually found in formula westerns. Talbot, of course, does find peace and quiet--and love--but only after the gunsmoke finally clears. It all adds up to an action-packed, entertaining read for fans of traditional westerns.Budd Arthur--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.