Make Me No Grave: A Weird West Novel
by Hayley Stone
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"Marshal Apostle Richardson faces off against bloodthirsty outlaws, flesh witches, ruthless vigilantes, and more in this gritty, magical re-imagining of the Old West. Almena Guillory, better known as the Grizzly Queen of the West, has done plenty to warrant the noose, but US Marshal Apostle Richardson enforces the law, he doesn't decide it. When a posse tries to lynch Almena ahead of her trial, Apostle refuses their form of expedited justice - and receives a bullet for his trouble. Almena show more spares him through the use of dangerous flesh magic but escapes soon after saving him. Weeks later, Apostle fears the outlaw queen has returned to her old ways when she's spotted terrorizing Kansas with a new gang in tow. When cornered, however, Almena makes a convincing case for her innocence and proposes a plan to take the real bandits down. Working with a known killer opens Apostle up to all sorts of trouble, not the least being his own growing attraction toward the roguish woman. Turning Almena away from vengeance may be out of the question, but if he doesn't try, she'll wind up right where the law wants her: at the end of a rope. And if Apostle isn't careful, he'll end up joining her. If you like Red Dead Redemption and Lila Bowen's Wake of Vultures, you'll love this gun-blazing weird western."--Amazon.com. show lessTags
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The subtitle is "A Weird West Novel," and it surely delivered. Told through the point of view of a US Marshal as reluctantly teams up with an outlaw who he captured and saved from a vigilante hanging, in order to find the woman impersonating her and leaving a trail of violent crimes and bodies throughout Kansas. There's some magic, a fair bit of violence, and a lot of introspection on justice and good vs bad. I really enjoyed this one, and hope there is a sequel at some point.
Make Me No Grave by Harley Stone and narrated by Oliver Wyman is a western with a bit of supernatural added to it. A strong female lead as the bad guy and a true good sheriff in a land where even that is unique. The story is about how they end up riding together despite there differences and each growing emotional while together. She also has a special gift.
Very action packed and made me feel like I was in the dusty, crude Midwest in a very lawless time.
The narration was performed brilliantly!
Very action packed and made me feel like I was in the dusty, crude Midwest in a very lawless time.
The narration was performed brilliantly!
I listened to the Audiobook, which was excellent. Oliver Wyman is the narrator.
A western yarn with a supernatural bent.
A western yarn with a supernatural bent.
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- 2018-11-20
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