These days O’Doul is working on a
ranch located near Pitchfork Creek. Both he and a young guy named Leonard Fain
work for ranch owner Joe Reichert. The recent tragedy in the family has
made Joe a bitter man. So much so he might be abusing his wife, Annie. Young Leonard is not only a bit of
a hot head;
he has developed feelings for Mrs. Reichert. That is certainly not a good thing
since she is married and all. In fact, it is an easy way to get dead if Joe
Reichert picks up on it. There is a good chance of that considering the fact
that Leonard is not the subtle type.
Along with calming down and
understanding his place as a ranch hand, O’Doul counsels Leonard to get his
mind on other matters. But, despite his efforts, Leonard isn’t listening that
well as things between husband and wife clearly begins to escalate. O’Doul has
a worsening problem of his own as things intensify meaning O’Doul has his work
cut out for him if he wants to help.
O’Doul is a complicated novella western from Wayne D. Dundee and
another good tale from this talented author. Though the premise is simple
enough the author makes it work by adding character details, a twist or two
with a definite time deadline cranking up the suspense, and other storytelling elements
to take the work far from its common premise beginnings. Complicated and
realistic characters drive events in a tale that is part western and part Greek
tragedy. Much is at work here on many levels making O’Doul a really good
one.
O’Doul
Wayne D. Dundee
Western Trail Blazer
January 2015
ASIN: B00RPQ5OVW
E-Book
37
Pages
$0.99
Material
was either purchased via funds in my Amazon Associate account to read and
review or it was picked up during one of the author’s free read promotions. I
have no idea which it was now and Amazon does not indicate which as both situations
are treated as a “verified purchase.”
Kevin
R. Tipple ©2015
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