Norman A. Fox

 Roughshod

by

Norman A. Fox

Reb Kittredge rides into Sleeping Cat, Montana as hired muscle, paid to break a stubborn rancher, to squeeze the last honest man in the basin until he folds. It's dirty work. He's done it before.

Then a single cut of a deck of cards makes him the owner of the very ranch he was sent to destroy. Now the cattle boss who hired him wants him dead, the rancher's daughter is getting under his skin, and Kittredge finds himself fighting a war he started… on the wrong side.

But a man who's lived by the gun doesn't fold easy, and Reb Kittredge has never once backed down from a fight.

I really enjoyed this gritty tale. Kittredge makes for a strong, compelling lead, and Fox’s writing is  sharp. There’s plenty of action to keep the pages flying, with just enough romance woven in to soften the edges.

Sleeping Cat is anything but sleepy. Sent to take out rancher Dan Saxon, Kittredge instead ends up owning Saxon’s ranch after a risky cut‑card gamble. Naturally, this doesn’t sit well with the man who hired him.

Add in Rita, Saxon’s daughter, and the jealous Curly Mather, and things heat up fast.

Now I’m tempted to watch the movie adaptation to see how it stacks up.

This book is now available from Wolfpack Publishing. 

5/5.