| A mystery rider has appeared and like a
phantom he doesn't leave tracks. Then the killings begin. Sheriff Hall begins putting the pieces together and soon the jigsaw is almost complete. When Talbot is shot the sheriff has reason to believe his theory is correct but then a stranger hits town. A
cowboy with his silver decorated saddle and an entourage of bodyguards, he makes quite an impression on the folk of Bannonville. He makes an impression on the sheriff too, but an altogether different one... Martin Bishop (Lauran Paine) starts the book
off well with the mystery of the phantom rider. Plenty of questions about this horseman and the ensuing killings pulled me into the story. Unfortunately I didn't think Paine kept the mystrious elements going long enough. Shortly into the book the
sheriff, and the reader, begin to figure out the plot and this is readily revealed in the storyline and all to soon the book falls into a familiar western tale. The book is written well enough and proves an entertaining read that builds well to its
straight forward, no twists, ending, but I couldn't help feeling cheated somewhat as the beginning promised so much. |
