A World of Hurt

Name: A World of Hurt
Brand: Recorded Books
Availability: InStock
Author: Tim Bryant
ISBN: 9781501997372

Author: Tim Bryant

Series: Wilkie John Western #1

Narrator: Angelo Di Loreto

Unabridged: 6 hr 40 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 01/25/2018

Categories: Fiction, Western

Synopsis

In Texas, every man has his price. For a young man of seventeen, Wilkie John Liquorish has lived one sorry life. From his ill-fated stint in the U.S. Army to a back-breaking job as a gravedigger, Wilkie just can't seem to catch a break. His latest gig-working a cattle drive from Mobeetie, Texas, to Fort Worth-is no exception. The food-poisoning death of a chuckwagon cook has everyone spooked, and the fear spreads like a disease. Wilkie barely makes it out alive. But when he shows up in Fort Worth, he has another kind of death waiting for him-in the unlikely form of Gentleman Jack Delaney . . . A fancily-dressed bounty hunter from New Orleans, Gentleman Jack is ready to nail and hang young Wilkie as soon he arrives in town. He claims the boy is the most wanted outlaw in Texas. If Wilkie can manage to outsmart, outrun, or outgun this not-so-gentle man, he just might go down in history. Or swing from a tree. Or both . . . THERE ARE A MILLION WAYS TO DIE IN THE OLD WEST. THIS IS ONE OF THEM.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Danny

I don't often read westerns but this one caught my attention because of all the vitriol it gets because the storyline is not a typical Louis L'amour formula western. Less than 30 pages into this book I totally understood why some people hate this book. Interestingly enough, 30 pages into the book I......more

Goodreads review by Scott

What we have here is the very interesting story of one Wilkie John Liquorish. One chapter follows his life in the present and the next chapter follows his past until the two story lines meet. To be so young and have so much visited upon you - a failed cattle drive, a stint in the U.S Army, a hanging......more

Goodreads review by Judy

I don’t usually read Westerns, but the Joe Lansdale blurb had me curious. What I got was a great story filled with twists and turns and lots of genuine surprises. A World of Hurt features a very unusual protagonist who makes me want to follow him into other stories. A fun vacation read! I recommend......more

Goodreads review by Dave

Just got me nowhere. The story went around and around. I don't know why I even bothered With finishing it. I could probably write a better story than this one. Do yourself a favor and skip it.......more

Goodreads review by Scott

Excellent book just as good as the first time I read it!......more