Hanging Judge, Elmer Kelton
Hanging Judge, Elmer Kelton
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Hanging Judge

Author: Elmer Kelton

Narrator: Jason Culp

Abridged: 3 hr 56 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 08/16/2011

Categories: Fiction, Western

Synopsis

Elmer Kelton, voted "The Greatest Western Writer of All Time" by the Western Writers of America, is a legend in the field of Western literature. Famous for his realistic characters and accurate depictions of the history of his home state of Texas, Elmer Kelton continues to write exceptional novels of American history.

In Hanging Judge, Justin Moffitt is eager to help keep the peace as a deputy marshal in small-town Texas. That is, until Justin is assigned to the wrong marshal-a "hanging judge" who is as famous for his ruthlessness as he is for his commitment to justice. When Justin's boss hangs a controversial criminal, Justin must defend himself against an army of friends and relatives, desperate for revenge.

About Elmer Kelton

Elmer Kelton (1926-2009) was the award-winning author of more than forty novels, including The Time It Never Rained, Other Men’s Horses, Texas Standoff and Hard Trail to Follow. He grew up on a ranch near Crane, Texas, and earned a journalism degree from the University of Texas. His first novel, Hot Iron, was published in 1956. Among his awards were seven Spurs from Western Writers of America and four Western Heritage awards from the National Cowboy Hall of Fame. His novel The Good Old Boys was made into a television film starring Tommy Lee Jones. In addition to his novels, Kelton worked as an agricultural journalist for 42 years. He served in the infantry in World War II. He died in 2009.

About Jason Culp

Jason Culp has been acting since the age of ten, and his credits include a variety of television, theater, and film roles. He is best known for his role as Julian Gerome on General Hospital.  In addition to voiceover work in national commercials, Culp has narrated audiobooks by bestselling authors such as Louis L’Amour, Danielle Steel, John Irving, and David Weber.  He has been recording since 1996 and has nearly 35 audiobooks under his belt.  Culp has also narrated documentaries for National Geographic and the History Channel.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Benjamin on December 02, 2019

Judge Isaac Parker (also featured in the 1968 novel True Grit by Charles Portis, published just one year earlier) was known as the “Hanging Judge” for a perception of sentencing a large number of convicts to death during his time as a US District judge in Ft. Smith Arkansas. Considering Judge Parker......more

Goodreads review by Monica on July 28, 2018

This is an excellent western with Rich character development and a complex storyline. This book is sort of hard boiled in style rather than the romanticized Western that many movies are based on. I highly recommend it.......more

Goodreads review by Nolan on October 15, 2020

Good story, worth reading if you like westerns. The ending knew what was going to happen.......more

Goodreads review by Nathan on October 25, 2017

I've grown very fond of Kelton's stories. I'm sad that there aren't more of them. But I'll enjoy what's out there.......more

Goodreads review by Greg on May 23, 2020

Just a good Western. Bad guys. Good guys. Bad guys die. Good guy dies. Best good guy get the girl. My Dad ALWAYS had a Western in his pocket. Make me think of him every time I read one.......more

Quotes

“…keeps you on the edge of you seat as you listen to the life of a new, federal deputy marshal unfold.” —The Dublin Citizen

“Recently voted 'the greatest Western writer of all time' by the Western Writers of America, Kelton creates characters more complex than L'Amour's.” —Kirkus Reviews

“Elmer Kelton writes of early Texas with unerring authority. His knowledge of the state's history is complete, too-drawn from the lives of real people . . . . The fate of Texas is at hand, and Kelton will have readers eager to find out what happens.” —Fort Worth Star-Telegram

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