Rafe Caradec—gambler, wanderer, soldier of fortune—was as hard a man as the battlefields and waterfronts of Latin America could fashion, but he was as good as his word. As Charles Rodney lay dying in a dank ship’s fo’c’sle, Rafe swore to make sure that Rodney’s Wyoming ranch went to his daughter, Ann. In Painted Rock, Wyoming, Caradec found land for a man to love, miles of rolling grasslands and towering mountains. He also found that one of the most ruthless men in the territory had set his sights on both Rodney’s ranch and his daughter. But Rafe Caradec had given his word, and once he’d looked deep into Ann Rodney’s eyes, nothing short of death would stop him from keeping the promise he’d made.
SUBTLY DIFFERENT FROM SELLECK’S MOVIE OFFERING When it comes to reading Louis L’Amour the modern western fan is faced with having to take things in context. Remember that L’Amour’s works were primarily written in the fifties and sixties and, as a result, have a certain “dignity” about them that no longer applies with the westerns of today, especially those on the big screen.Take CROSSFIRE TRAIL for example. There is plenty of action here but it is painted much more subtly on L’Amour’s canvass than, let’s say, on those of…
Patience was the key! A RICH, AND SPLENDID STORY! It all started with a man’s death. Loving to stay faithful and loyal to his partner, Rafe promises to take care of things! With the company of only one of his friends, he arrives to the certain town and have a talk with Anne, the only daughter the dead man had and tells her that her father wanted him to take care of everything among other things which included her but, she disbelieves him and turn to a handsome but evil man whom she thinks is in love with only…