Trail Hand
A Western Story

Name: Trail Hand
Brand: Blackstone Audiobooks
Availability: InStock
Author: R. W. Stone
ISBN: 9781481523400

Author: R. W. Stone

Narrator: Barry Press

Unabridged: 7 hr 6 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Blackstone Western

Published: 04/07/2015

Categories: Fiction, Western

Synopsis

Owen Burke is at loose ends in the Mexican town of San Rafael. While at the local cantina, he overhears a conversation between two Mexican vaqueros seated nearby and decides to introduce himself. The two men work for Don Enrique Hernandez de Allende at a horse ranch some distance south. The don is planning a horse drive to the north and then west to California, where the don’s brother-in-law has a ranch. Owen knows those trails and hopes the don, who has never made the trip before, might be in need of a guide.As luck would have it, the don and his daughter, Rosa Mar├¡a, are impressed with Owen. The ramrod, a man named Chavez, is a tougher nut to crack. Suspicious of gringos in general, Chavez also resents the attention that Rosa Mar├¡a is inclined to pay Owen. When Owen is ambushed on the trail by bandits who later drive off the horses, Chavez blames Owen for guiding them into a trap and leads his riders after Owen to even the score. To be captured by Chavez and his vaqueros means death, so can Owen find the thieves and recover the horses?Trail Hand is a taut, highly dramatic story of danger that is increasingly suspenseful and rich with sharply etched, unforgettable characters.

About R. W. Stone

R. W. Stone is a veterinarian in central Florida, where he lives with his wife and two daughters. He is an avid horseman, a martial arts master, and a firearms enthusiast. He began writing Westerns as an adult to recapture some of the fun and excitement of a childhood spent horseback riding and target shooting.

About Barry Press

Barry Press has been an active professional actor, director, and teacher for over thirty-five years. He has performed off Broadway and at numerous regional theaters from Alaska to Florida. He is founder and artistic director of Living Literature, a Rhode Island–based literacy program.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Charles on December 05, 2015

Bored with life in the little town of San Rafael, Mexico, a lone cowhand seeks work on a horse drive. When he’s ambushed and the herd is stolen, the owner, Don Enrique, and his men, think the cowhand betrayed him. He has to evade them, while fulfilling a promise to Rosa, Don Enrique’s daughter, to g......more

Goodreads review by John on September 07, 2023

great summer read! The book is elegantly written, encompassing different cultures and a surprising array of gun and horsemanship knowledge. The addition of some contemporary second amendment banter was also an enjoyable aside…The storyline was unpredictable in its clever design with the guy getting t......more

Goodreads review by Denise on July 13, 2022

Pretty good Western tale. Enjoyable reading.......more

Goodreads review by Teressa on July 06, 2015

TRAIL HAND: A WESTERN STORY was an enjoyable listen. It was a smell the dirt, leather, and gun powder western tale that kept me entertained. I liked the way the story began with Owen sitting at the cantina contemplating the worm at the bottom of the Mezcal along with his situation. After I finished......more

Goodreads review by Lisa on June 14, 2015

Always on the lookout for a good western writer, this one just didn't cut it. The writing was too hard to follow. At times there would be characters talking that I had to read more than once to figure out who was talking. I could barely get through the book and only did so because I had to see if it......more

Quotes

“Stone, a medical professional by trade, bursts onto the Western scene with a suspenseful yarn replete with action, a chaste romance, and a very likable narrator in Burke. Western genre fiction is in need of some fresh voices. Stone and Burke fill the bill nicely.” Booklist

“Marvelous!” Historical Novel Society