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The Broken Gun di Louis L'Amour
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The Broken Gun (edizione 1984)

di Louis L'Amour

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Fiction. Western. Thriller. Historical Fiction. HTML:Ninety years ago the Toomey brothers, along with twenty-five other men and four thousand head of cattle, vanished en route to Arizona. When writer and historian Dan Sheridan is invited to the missing brothersâ?? ranch by its current owner, he jumps at the chance. The visit fits right in with his plan to solve the century-old mysteryâ??but it turns out that his host isnâ??t a fan of books, writers, or people who donâ??t mind their own business.

Soon Dan is living the dangers of the Old West firsthandâ??tracked through the savage wilderness by vicious killers straight out of the most violent pages of his stories. However, his enemies have made one serious mistake: Sheridan is no pencil-pushing greenhorn, and killing him wonâ??t be as e
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Titolo:The Broken Gun
Autori:Louis L'Amour
Info:Bantam (1984), Mass Market Paperback, 176 pages
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I enjoyed this book. There’s a vast Louis L’Amour section in the used bookstore I frequent, and I decided it was time to read a few of his novels as I am familiar with some of his short Western stories. So, I picked a couple of 'em up that had vintage-painted covers that I enjoy.
The short novel starts just like a pulp detective novel and for the first third of the book, it reads more like that genre with a Western backdrop until we get to the ranch at the end of that first third. The central part of the novel occurs on that ranch and finds the protagonist, a judo-practicing Korean War veteran who spent his formative years cowpunching in Montana, in a situation that I think is a L’Amour strong point. The protagonist must survive the landscape, man against nature, all the while the bad guys serve as a ticking clock not only showing up to spur him along but also threatening his (somewhat contrived) love interest while he’s stuck on the face of a cliff. The last third becomes a Western-style action yarn with plenty of hiding, outsmarting, running, hiding, shooting, and fisticuffs. The denouement wraps up the central mystery which is not really ever in question just judging by the villains' actions.
It is a little formulaic when it comes to L’Amour’s oeuvre, at least the bits I’ve read, but the characters use their brains building up to and during the action, which I like. The last half of the final third of the novel does seem to drag a little while the hero and his war buddy are captive but overall, I would recommend this one. It’s a quick, easy read and delivers on the Western genre with a little detective fiction flavor at mostly the beginning and at the very end. ( )
  Ranjr | Jan 30, 2024 |
A mystery set in the American west, but in the mid twentieth century instead of the author's usual late 1800s period. Not L'Amour's best, but worth a read. ( )
  fuzzi | Jan 29, 2021 |
I enjoyed Zane Grey so I wanted to read some Louis L'Amour.

I was disappointed with the emotional dryness of the book and the though the writer's skill was obvious, the book felt mechanical.

If you want good cowboy stuff I would recommend Riders of the Purple Sage by Zane Grey. I should say that these great early writers of this genre were quite good and worthy of attention ( )
  Benedict8 | Jul 16, 2014 |
The modern-day setting of this book is fun and creative. A historical fiction writer is investigating the lives of characters whose diaries were found hidden in a broken gun. Along the way, he finds some people who have something to hide about their story. Quite plausible and a fun read.
1 vota mebrock | Aug 21, 2008 |
The brutal slayings of the Alverez brothers follow an announcement by western fiction writer Dan Sheridan that he is investigating the strange disappearance of twenty men and four thousand head of cattle ninety years early
  nealdowns | Dec 28, 2006 |
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Fiction. Western. Thriller. Historical Fiction. HTML:Ninety years ago the Toomey brothers, along with twenty-five other men and four thousand head of cattle, vanished en route to Arizona. When writer and historian Dan Sheridan is invited to the missing brothersâ?? ranch by its current owner, he jumps at the chance. The visit fits right in with his plan to solve the century-old mysteryâ??but it turns out that his host isnâ??t a fan of books, writers, or people who donâ??t mind their own business.

Soon Dan is living the dangers of the Old West firsthandâ??tracked through the savage wilderness by vicious killers straight out of the most violent pages of his stories. However, his enemies have made one serious mistake: Sheridan is no pencil-pushing greenhorn, and killing him wonâ??t be as e

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