Reviews

The Man from the Broken Hills by Louis L'Amour

shoshanaf's review against another edition

4.0

The country of Texas is wide open and ruggedly beautiful. Milo Talon intends to ride through it all. A drifting cowhand, Talon roams from ranch to ranch picking up work as the need arises, yet as the son of a successful rancher he is well educated. When Talon begins working the country, riding the round up looking for Spur and Saddle Iron cattle, he puts that education to work as he uncovers a theft three years in the making. Will this discovery lead to the end of his life or the thief’s long drop from a short rope? Andrews’ distinctly voiced, steady pacing, and tone immerses the listener in the life of roving cowboy. Rough country and rough men are masterfully portrayed by the layered storytelling, akin to listening to stories around the campfire out on the range. Readers of westerns will be sure to enjoy the new audio of a L’Amour classic.

angielisle's review against another edition

3.0

Milo is all over the place - he asks questions but doesn't go looking for the answers, he waits for the answers to come to him. Then, when one answer does arrive, he asks all the old questions again and we start the process over. This means that the clues arrive in a rather haphazard fashion. Add to that, L'Amour uses sleight of hand to make sure the readers never know everything they need to know about the area Milo is working (known as The Basin), which makes it difficult to figure out who and where the criminals are. And, unlike other books in this series, I have no memories of my grandfather reading this book to me when I was little so I didn't figure out who the killer was until L'Amour decided to tell me - that's a good thing, the book kept me guessing, but I wish Milo was a little more organized in his pursuit.