Hard Trail to Follow

Name: Hard Trail to Follow
Brand: Recorded Books
Availability: InStock
Author: Elmer Kelton
ISBN: 9781440760778

Author: Elmer Kelton

Series: Elmer Kelton's Texas Rangers #7

Narrator: Jonathan Davis

Unabridged: 8 hr 44 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 08/28/2009

Categories: Fiction, Western

Synopsis

Hard Trail to Follow is the seventh novel in Elmer Kelton's acclaimed Texas Ranger series from Elmer Kelton

Former Texas Ranger Andy Pickard, called "Badger Boy" when he lived with Comanches as a child, is following the plow on West Texas land until he learns that his friend, Sheriff Tom Blessing, has been killed during a jailbreak. The escaped bank robbers are led by a man calling himself Cordell. Andy gets reinstated as a Ranger so he can catch Cordell and get justice for Tom Blessing.

Cordell is something of an enigma to Andy, especially since the pursuit slowly reveals that he is very likely not the killer of Tom Blessing. Even so, Cordell and his cohorts must be brought to Ranger justice first and the whodunit sorted out later.

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.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Troy

I really enjoyed this book. It had just enough suspense to keep me reading until the end. The characters became better developed as the book went on. The antagonist was a likable character and was almost a protagonist throughout the story. Bravo Elmer.......more

Goodreads review by Whitney

Elmer Kelton was recommended by one of my followers. I have to say this book did not disappoint. I read it in one sitting. It was full of action and gunfire but the story was split between the outlaw being followed and the Ranger after him. The outlaw in his fifties realized he had wasted his life a......more

Goodreads review by Patrick

This was a fantastic read. It's a sequel to the Spur Award Winning Badger Boy, but one doesn't need to have read that to enjoy this. Sheriff Tom Blessing has been killed and former Texas Ranger Andy Pickard, Badger Boy, returns to the rangers to find the killer. This simple premise takes some terrif......more

Goodreads review by Sam

Two outlaws spring a bank robber and kill the Sheriff. Rangers take up the chase. Great story telling as always with fascinating characters and a murdered popular lawman drives the chase as a Texas Ranger takes the trail. Tracking is never easy, but coupled with a description and the telegraph, soon......more