Review (PDF) Devlin's Ride
All Nate Devlin wants is a ranch to call home. A quiet spot to settle down. He's found the perfect place on the edge of Eastern Oregon's high desert. At the base of the rolling Ochoco Mountains there's a canyon with a steady spring called the Clearwater. Clearwater offers rich grazing for Nate's herd and room to grow.But perfection comes at a cost. Nate isn't the only one who has plans for the Clearwater. Rhett Baron and his crew of gunhands will stop at nothing to take the spring. Nate may have gotten to the water first, but can he keep it?In the tradition of Louis L'Amour and Zane Grey comes Devlin's Ride by Carson McCloud.
File Size: 683 KB
Print Length: 179 pages
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Publication Date: June 27, 2016
Sold by: Digital Services LLC
Language: English
ASIN: B01HNFFC8E
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When Nate Devlin was only two years old his family were forced to move from their Virginia home to Missouri. Carpetbaggers were taking everything leaving the people destitute & forcing them to start over somewhere further west. Moving the family to Missouri Nate's father, George is again displaced & then decides the best choice is for the family to travel to Oregon. While on the journey George is killed by Indians while out hunting with wagon train members. After arriving in Oregon he & his mother live with her brother & just 3 years later his mother died. An only child his Aunt & Uncle raised Nate right along with their children.When he was 17 Nate strikes out on his own & eventually hires on with John Duckette's K Bar ranch. His goal is to have a ranch of his own so after saving his pay & learning everything he possibly can, Nate is ready to begin his dream & along with two cousins, Tom & William. He buys 1,000 head of cattle to start & purchases land in Clearwater Springs at the base of the Ochoco Mountains. His fight to win himself a place in the west will be hard & bought with blood & sacrifice.With this book, Carson McCloud has placed himself on my watchlist for exceptional writers & I look forward to more westerns in the future with his name on them. This is cleanly written with characters that are both believable & in some instances both lovable & hateable but then...that's what a good western is all about. You know...good guys & bad guys. I recommend.
This is the first book I read written by this author and I will say that I will be looking forward to the next. It was very well written with no typos, errors in spelling, or words missing. What I found was cliff hanger that was one of the most entertaining westerns that I have read. It just seemed that anywhere that Devlin went he was going to get into some sort of trouble. If you enjoy westerns and like a lot of action, read this one, I'm sure you will enjoy it right up to the very end.
Good reading. Devlin is a take charge guy and knows what he wants and sets out to fulfill his dream. Surprises in the bad guys. Love the descriptions of the country, makes me want to go visit these places.Ready for another book from McCloud.
Too fairly" taleish." Main character Devlin keeps getting wounded but not seriously, has numerous gun fights where he is hopelessly out numbered but shoots all the bad guys from ridiculous distances. Guy gets the girl is so predetermined that there is no mystery. The whole story is so anticipated there is little left for the readers imagination. Not my favorite novel. Fast read if you have nothing better to do.
Entertaining Western writing. Devlin is forced to fight and keep on fighting for his land, ranch and water - even if it means fighting against all odds. Along the way he makes some enemies and friends. The story has enough action and adventure to keep things moving. No boring episodes here. A bit of mystery as to who is good, who is bad holds your attention and adds to the story. Nicely done.
As a Louis L'Amour fan, I have a hard time finding westerns that I really like--but Devlin's Ride was outstanding. I liked that it took place in Oregon; that was a nice change from the usual Colorado, Arizona, or Texas. The fist fights were especially reminiscent of a L'Amour. The characters were realistic and well-drawn. I thoroughly enjoyed it!
This is a really good book. I love the way Devlin was such a good person, even when he had so much heart aches growing up, with the loss of his parents at a young age. He turned into a great and honest man. Was glad to see he got his land and his love. Will be reading more books by, Carson McCloud.
This is a very well done story. The characters are fascinating, the plot is complex, the tension and excitment is quick and nonstop, and the settings are spectacular. (Maybe a little heavy on the dead bodies). After reading this with so much enjoyment, I looked for another of the author's works. NONE!!?? Really? I certainly hope there are more of these on the way. High entertainment.
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