The Crimson Trail

Joe Noose is hired when a cattle drive drive becomes a bloody, crimson trail across Wyoming. Someone doesn’t want to see the 3000 head of cattle make the 500 mile trek to Cheyenne and they are willing to kill everyone involved, one by one, until the drive is abandoned. Noose goes undercover and must......more

First novel read by Eric Red....definately won’t be the last What a great western gritty story!! One tough widowed ranch woman- A huge herd of cattle that have a deadline to make auction 100’s of miles away! 12 wranglers to start! 4 wranglers murdered on the trail (within 3 weeks)! An unknown serial kille......more

The Crimson Trail by Eric Red A Joe Noose Western #4 Joe Noose is a man among men, a bounty hunter, kills when necessary but brings them in alive when he can. This time he plays a bit of a sleuth as he looks for a serial killer working his way through the men herding cattle on a trail drive. Why are t......more

An intriguing mix of a western and a thriller that ended up being a very good read. Eric Red did a great job of mixing the two genre while still maintaining the very different story styles. I'm a fan of both genre so this one was a test for me and it passed with flying colors!!!......more

I received this ARC for an honest review. This book really has two stories going one is Joe staying for a cattle drive that he and Marshall Bess came upon in the end of the last book. They part ways but you hope they met up again. Joe is trying to find the killer of the rustlers of the herd he is w......more