Lawless Prairie

By

Charles G. West

(Published 2009)

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A man discovers the bloody cost of freedom in this bold tale of the Old West.

Clint Connor only took the horse to stop a man from mistreating it, but a vengeful judge sentenced him to six years. Quietly serving his time, Clint suddenly finds himself free after he’s swept up in a daring jailbreak.  

Now a fugitive, Clint Connor will need courage, cunning, and a cold-blooded ruthlessness as he rides the lawless prairie. But before he can escape to the hills of Montana, he’ll have to outgun malicious outlaws and face a final showdown with a marshal determined to bring Clint back as a prisoner—or a corpse.

Overall, not a bad story and well written as is the usual with West's stories. I've read a few and never had any issues--until now.

Not that it is a big one, what I wrote above still goes about the book. However, I feel like this story went around in circles.

Clint Conner went to jail because he stole a horse to stop it being mistreated. Too bad a judge owned it, and it was the same judge who sent him to prison.

Then he gets swept up in a prison break with killer Clell Ballinger where he secretly saves the life of the guard. Conner decides to head north but swings by his old home to say goodbye to his father.

Now we get to the circle bit. This is the short of it. Saves the life of Marshal Zach Clayton, escapes said marshal, rescues young lady (Joanna) from Indians, captured again by marshal, taken in for trial, sentenced to extra time in prison by same judge, escapes and goes back to young woman before being captured again by same marshal. Meanwhile, Ballinger is still on the loose causing chaos.

But like I said, overall, it wasn't a bad story. But not one of West's best.