Tell Sackett has married his beloved Ange and set off for the Mogollons to start a new life. Happiness is fleeting, however, as Tell finds when he is ambushed as he scouts ahead. When he finally finds his way back to camp, his wagon, his mules and his Ange are gone - as if they had never existed.

Tell uncovers the truth, and exacts his own brand of justice. Forty men have him backed into a corner, moving in for the kill, but Sackett brothers and cousins start appearing from everywhere, and like the man says, forty isn't nearly enough.

In my mind, the ultimate Sackett novel. Most of them don't have to be read in order, but this one is more fun if you have read the others first. When all the Sacketts start popping up, it's nice to know their back stories. Love this one. ( )

I don’t think I’ve ever read a Western before, except perhaps one or five targeted at juveniles that I’ve forgotten having read as a young child. I really liked the start of this Louis L’Amour Western, so I may pick up one or two more and see what I think. Unfortunately, I don’t think this particular book held up all the way through the end.

(Full review at my blog) ( )

One in a series about the long line of the Sackett family that Louis L'Amour created. This book deals with William Tell Sackett who survives an attempt on his in the first few pages only to be hunted by those who tried to kill him. Only those hunting him never figured on him being a Sackett, a family who never quit, and hard to kill. As with Louis L'Amour novels, the plot is fast paced with plenty of action. Good stuff! ( )