The Rattlesnake Season, Larry D. Sweazy
The Rattlesnake Season, Larry D. Sweazy
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The Rattlesnake Season

Author: Larry D. Sweazy

Narrator: Chris Henry Coffey

Unabridged: 8 hr 38 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 02/11/2020

Categories: Fiction, Western


Synopsis

A Josiah Wolfe, Texas Ranger Novel

From the blood he spilled during the Civil War to his beloved wife, who died in childbirth, and his daughters, who were taken by the flu, ex-Texas Ranger Josiah Wolfe thought he had seen enough death for one lifetime. Now, with an infant son and a heart full of pain, he's rejoining the Rangers as part of the Frontier Battalion. But first, his captain needs him to escort Charlie Langdon to trial.

Wolfe and Langdon had a long history together as both lawmen and soldiers—until Langdon's lust for blood and money made him an outlaw. Wolfe knows his old friend has to pay. But the ride to the hangman's noose isn't going to be easy. Langdon's friends aren't going to give him up without a fight. And Wolfe's killer instinct may be his only chance to see his son again...

About Larry D. Sweazy

Larry D. Sweazy is the author of over fifteen novels. He won the Western Writers of America Spur Award for Best Short Fiction in 2005 and for Best Paperback Original in 2013, and the 2011 and 2012 Will Rogers Medallion Award for Western Fiction for the Josiah Wolfe series. He was nominated for a Short Mystery Fiction Society Derringer award in 2007 and won the Best Books of Indiana literary competition in 2011 for The Scorpion Trail. He won he inaugural Elmer Kelton Book Award in 2013. In 2019, he won the Women Writing the West Willa Award for See Also Proof. He has published over eighty nonfiction articles and short stories, which have appeared in Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine and several other publications and anthologies. He is also a freelance indexer, which also served as inspiration for the Marjorie Trumaine Mystery series. More information can be found at www.larrydsweazy.com.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Ed

This is the first title in a new Western series featuring Texas Ranger Josiah Wolfe. I got a kick out of reading this oater. The plot includes all the right fine ingredients: revenge, romance, betrayal, and lots of slam-bang action. Wolfe is a likeable, clean-cut, and gutsy hero that grows on you fa......more

Goodreads review by Heather

Josiah Wolfe is a Texas Ranger I'd want on my side of a showdown. He's the strong, silent type, a widower raising a two year old son, and has some enemies. There's a bit of mystery, some double-crossing, and a hint of romance.......more

Goodreads review by Kris

Larry D. Sweazy's "The Rattlesnake Season" delivers a Western adventure steeped in atmosphere, though its predictable plot and underdeveloped characters keep it from reaching its full potential. That said, if you're a fan of the genre, there's still plenty to enjoy as Sweazy paints a vivid picture o......more

Goodreads review by Jeff

The Rattlesnake Season, Larry Sweazy (western) Jeff Book Review #277 The first entry in a newer western series, 2009's "The Rattlesnake Season" follows a Texas Ranger named Josiah Wolfe as he transports a killer named Charlie Langdon to trial. There are a number of stereotypical characters involved wh......more