I read quickly, but not that quickly. I need to add one of Kevin R. Tipple’s reviews here and there. Thank you, Kevin. And, for those who don’t know Larry D. Sweazy’s writing, Kevin is right. Sweazy doesn’t write a bad book.

Lost Mountain Pass by Larry Sweazy Review

It is in the small town of Kosoma, a small town in the SE part of the Indian Territory (Oklahoma
now), as Lost Mountain Pass by Larry Sweazy begins. It is May 1988 and the hanging has been
done by the order of the Eastern District of Arkansas Judge Gordon Hadesworth. Accompanied
by U.S. Deputy Marshall Sam “Trusty” Dawson for security and protection, the plan is to get out
of town fast now that the three Darby brothers, Cleatus, Horace, and Rascal, are swinging slowly
from the gallows and are most assuredly dead.
The Darby’s reign of terror is finally over and that should be a good thig for everyone. But both
men are nervous about what comes next as some folks might take offense to the deaths. The plan
is to get out of town as fast as possible, do some misdirection, and hide out in the nearly lost
mountain pass where they can see trouble coming before it arrives on horseback.
Assuming all that works, the two men will then journey on to Muskogee and get the good judge
safely home.
That was the plan and it was a good plan.
It just didn’t work.
There are certain authors who just cannot write a bad book. The legendary Bill Crider was one.
Wayne Dundee is one. This is also true of Larry Sweazy. While I am partial to his westerns,
anything he writes is always a good read.
Such is the case here with his new series that starts with Lost Mountain Pass: Trusty Dawson,
U.S. Deputy Marshall. A complicated read full of plenty of twists and turns, action and double
crosses, this is a western tale that runs on all levels. Simply put, it is a mighty good read and well
worth your time.

My reading copy came by way of purchase at Amazon in August 2021.

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