The latest in the series of excellent westerns is a
collection of five previously published tales. Further Adventures of Cash Laramie
and Gideon Miles as written by Edward Grainger contains snapshots of
Cash and Gideon at various times of their lives. Their age may have slowed them
down or worse, but the legacy of their actions lives on long afterwards.
Known by many as the “Outlaw Marshal” because of the
way he often delivered justice, Cash Laramie has been gone for quite a while as
“Missing” opens. He works out of the Cheyenne office as does Gideon Miles. Chief
Deputy Devon Penn thinks that three months is enough and sends Gideon Miles
sends him to go find Cash and get him back and on the job as it is 1888 and
there is work to be done.
Messing with Cash as he sits at a table reading his
paper in the Beckett Hotel and Saloon is not a good idea. It was a quiet July
morning in “On The Death Of A President” until Colton showed up.
The young racist should be glad that Gideon Miles is
trying to drown with whiskey his feelings over being forced to kill a man. It
is a long way back to Cheyenne with the screams of the mother ringing loudly in
his ears. So he needs a drink or two and really isn’t in the mood to have to
kill an idiot. Otherwise he might not have had as much patience in “New Dog,
Old Tricks.”
Cash and Gideon are on a hurried trip back to
Cheyenne as an urgent case needs their attention. As it happens they are in the
area of Mary Katherine’ home. As she is an old friend of Cash’s and the horses
need tending to, Cash and Gideon have stopped by for a brief break from the
trail in “Interlude.”
Miles is contemplating a major life change in
“Bourbon Dreams.” It is time for something different for him as well as the
woman he loves, Violet Pickard.
After Cash takes a beating as “The Wicked” opens he
loses consciousness. If the folks who had grabbed him in 1911 had been smart
they would have killed him while he was out. They didn’t.
“Legends” with Chuck Tyrell picks up above story about
a decade later. It is May 1921 and Cash is on his way to New Orleans to see
Gideon and Violet as well as deal with an old problem.
Cash is 79 in “Merciless” and can’t move like he
used to back in the day. There are flying machines, telephones and more and
unlike many others Cash still has that edge that helped claim the west.
Something that those who mess with him would be wise to remember.
Memories and the past are also a major part of
“Property Of A Gunfighter” with Chuck Tyrell. Mrs. Sadie Earp is only going to
share a little bit about Wyatt and her past with the reporter who says her name
is Veranda June. Since Gary Cooper sent her Sadie’s Way she will talk to her
about a few things. Not only a good story, but a very nice way to end the book.
Following the stories is an excerpt from the most
recent book “Dino Del Mar” of the Jack Laramie series. Known as the “Drifter
Detective” Jack is the grandson of Cash Laramie and shares a lot of the same
attitude.
Also included are cover shots of some other books
available from Beat to A Pulp Press,
These previously published stories in this third
collection are all very good making the Further Adventures of Cash Laramie and
Gideon Miles a very good read. While the setting of the Old West may
not always be present, that attitude of not putting up with nonsense and
dispensing justice as they see fit is still present in each and every one of
these excellent stories.
Further Adventures of Cash Laramie and Gideon Miles
Edward
A. Grainger
Beat
To A Pulp Press
October
2014
ASIN:
B00OM72AE6
E-Book
(also available in print)
107
Pages
$0.99
Material supplied by the publisher in exchange for
my objective review.
Kevin R. Tipple ©2014
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3 comments:
I'm glad you took the time to read Further Adventures and very happy you liked the collection, Kevin. I've so enjoyed writing these I've started another collection.
Sounds like another great group of Cash and Gideon stories that will be fine reading..
That it is, Oscar. And most excellent news from David. I can't get enough.
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