Texas Standoff, Elmer Kelton
Texas Standoff, Elmer Kelton
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Texas Standoff

Author: Elmer Kelton

Narrator: Jonathan Davis

Unabridged: 8 hr 25 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 03/11/2011

Categories: Fiction, Western


Synopsis

In Elmer Kelton's Texas Standoff, Ranger Andy Pickard and his partner, Logan Daggett, are sent to central Texas to investigate a series of killings and cattle thefts.

The two biggest cattlemen in the area blame each other for the violence, but it seems to Andy that neither man may be guilty. The case is complicated by the rise of a gang of "regulators"—masked vigilantes—and the arrival of a notorious hired gunman whose employer is unknown. The murder of a captured regulator and a standoff in the county jail wind up bringing to justice the men responsible for the killings and thievery.

Among the culprits is a man whose guilt no one would have guessed, and among the ironies of the case is a telegram to the Rangers from the State of Texas notifying them that their services are no long required.

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 Mary on August 15, 2016

Elmer Kelton has done it again with this story of the Texas Rangers. Both the characters and the events ring true to life. I love the fact that although Andy was raised by the Comanches he can't track, so his partner has to do it. I also love that Carrie is so strong and really manages to do her par......more

Goodreads review by Ellie on May 22, 2024

Little old western yktv… was kinda draggy. I like a few of Elmer Keltons other stuff a little better.......more

Goodreads review by Walter on May 02, 2013

Kelton rocks! The story continues character Andy Pickard & introduces Logan Daggertt, Texas Rangers sent to stop two families fighting over land. Finding the culprits and bringing peace to the valley requires Logan to take a wife, the families to bury the age old hatchet and Andy to get fired from t......more

Goodreads review by Kristina on November 07, 2012

Really liked it and I wasn't sure I would. Westerns can be a good read and I may have to look into more. I'd like to go back and read the rest of the series to see what made Andy Pickard the Ranger and man he is.......more

Goodreads review by Fredrick on November 20, 2012

Texas Ranger Andy Pickard is newly married when he is sent to Central Texas with his new partner Logan Daggett to put a stop to vigilate violence. The Rangers land right in the middle of a fued between two families. Everytime they get close to the vigilantes, the witness is murdered.......more