Trailsman #89

 Target Conestoga

Trailsman #89

by

Jon Sharpe

(Jon Messman)

Skye Fargo figured the best thing to do for the wagon train of greenhorns was to stop it in its damnfool tracks. If the marauding Cheyenne didn't get them, white raiders would. Add to that the fact that the U.S. cavalry was spurring them on to their doom instead of riding to their rescue, and you had a covey of Conestogas on a one-way trip to hell. To make things worse, the wagon train was led by a hot-headed female too smart for her own good and twice as stubborn. No way could the Trailsman turn her around, and the one way to save her people was with every bullet in his belt...

This adventure sends Skye Fargo out to guide what appears to be a routine wagon train—only for him to discover it’s actually a decoy on two different fronts. The cavalry are using the settlers as bait to lure out the rampaging Cheyenne and break their resistance. At the same time, the expedition’s organizer has his own agenda: he wants the wagon train to draw attention away from a separate wagon loaded with stolen treasury bonds he plans to smuggle into Canada.

Adding to the fun, these pages also feature Jon Sharpe’s other western hero, Canyon O’Grady, and the two protagonists team up to take on the forces of evil. The story is well written, with plenty of action to keep the pages turning right through to the end.

As for the trademark erotic scenes found in the entries, they’re present here but noticeably less explicit than in later volumes—perhaps a sign of how the series evolved over time.

Overall, I enjoyed the story and look forward to choosing my next installment.