Reviews for Pecos Crossing

The average rating for Pecos Crossing based on 2 reviews is 3.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2019-05-05 00:00:00 Ray Tizzard Western. This 1963 novel by author Elmer Kelton is a classic western tale of seeking justice through tracking the malefactors - with a twist. The new bride of former Texas Ranger Milam Haggard is accidently killed in an altercation between shifty cow trader Larramore and cowboy partners Johnny Fristo and Speck Quitman. Larramore pulled the trigger but blames the two cowboys. Haggard takes his word for it and promises the boys that he'll track them down and kill them after he buries his wife. An epic trail of vengeance leads to a fitting conclusion. Haggard's encounter with Larramore is the one false note in this fine tale. Johnny Fristo and Speck Quitman, young, hard-working cowboys from Fort Concho, Texas, have worked six months--at $20 a month--on the Devil’s River. Their boss, a hawk-faced cow trader named Larramore, reneges on the money he owes the boys and sneaks out of the cow camp and heads for San Angelo. Fristo is tall and thin, his mind a hundred miles away; Quitman is short, bandy-legged, and "bedazzled by the flash of cards and the slosh of whiskey." The two are as different as sun and moon but are inseparable—and now they have a mission: find Larramore and extract the money he owes them.

Review # 2 was written on 2020-01-21 00:00:00 Kelly Tranberg This book in a subline way deals with an out of wedlock birth and the stigma it carried in the 19th century. There is plenty of action in this book to hold your attention.