Bodie Kendrick had the misfortune of
riding into New Gleanus about an hour after the Harrup brothers along with
their cousin Huck Mather and in the company of their new outlaw buddies, the
Klegg gang, robbed the local bank. While the robbery of the bank had been
accomplished easily and could have led to a clean getaway, they instead went
crazy and shot up the town and its citizens. Six were killed, numerous others
including women and children were wounded by the shots and/or flying glass as
bullets flew everywhere. The destruction of store fronts and property was heavy
as were the injuries and deaths. All of it was totally unnecessary and proof that
the combined gang had to be stopped at all costs.
Doc Turpin had arrived in town just
after Bodie did and also went to work helping out by tending to the wounded,
putting out fires, and anything else he could do in the immediate aftermath. Doc had been chasing Otis Klegg and his gang
after their recently botched robbery of a payroll wagon that resulted in the
deaths of three guards and the driver. Considering the shape of the town and
its citizens, the local posse is not going to get the job done. They may be
good at tending a store or running a farm, but these folks are not going to be
able to deal with chasing and capturing these hardened and increasingly violent
criminals.
After discussing their assessment of
the situation, Doc and Bodie agree to form a partnership to go after the
violent killers and put an end to their trail of carnage once and for all. That
partnership will create an additional mission that will take them across the
border into Mexico in Rio Matanza (Bodie Kendrick- Bounty Hunter Book
2).
Following the excellent Hard
Trail to Socorro author Wayne D. Dundee has created another
complicated western filled with mystery, action, and realistic characters.
Plenty is at work here in a tale that spans countries and cultures sure to
please those readers that prefer traditional westerns. While one can read Rio
Matanza first, it is well worth it to start at the beginning with Hard
Trail to Socorro. Both are mighty good westerns from an award winning
author.
Rio Matanza (Bodie Kendrick- Bounty Hunter Book 2)
Wayne D. Dundee
Bil-Em-Ri Media
July 2012
ASIN: B008QP9CMS
E-Book (paperback also available)
232 Pages (estimated)
$0.99
Material was either picked up awhile back via funds in my
Amazon Associate account or when the author made the read free. I have no idea
now which way it was and Amazon does not make a distinction as both situations
are classified as a “verified purchase.”
Kevin R. Tipple ©2015
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