Unexpected story line. Strong female character. Really enjoyed this story.

Sebbene dopo aver letto qualche romanzo di L'Amour risultino chiari certi suoi topoi narrativi, e di conseguenza alcuni legami (specialmente quelli affettivi) e alcune caratteristiche del protagonista siano perfettamente prevedibili, è sempre piacevole e a tratti anche sorprendente scoprire come evolve la storia.
Qui abbiamo il pregiudizio e una vendetta anomala, per provocare la fine di una città. Abbiamo due protagonisti forti e un paio di antagonisti, uno dei quali abbastanza debole d'intelletto, l'altro spietato.
Abbiamo una storia nelle praterie del Kansas della seconda metà degli anni '70 del XVIII secolo, ma a differenza di quanto suggerisce il titolo, non ci sono i Kiowas e la storia è ambinetata solo alla fine di quella pista.
4 stelle ben meritate.

Vivid Western with swagger

good read...

My mother has read lots of Louis L’amour books over the years. I picked one up the other day and stared reading. I really enjoyed the book and will have to go back to pick another. It was a fun, quick read. The storyline keeps you engaged.

Louis L'amour is probably North Dakotas most famous writer. While the writing in this book is a bit dated and uses phrases no longer used, one easily knows to what the writer is referring.

I liked this book even though I am not a huge western fan.

My first Louis L'Amour novel - I read it because this is my mum's favourite author. It wasn't a bad story, but not something that I would rush out and read again...

Texas, Kansas. Female cattle ranch owner, in need to a hero to save her ranch.

Good easy read, great story telling like most Louis L'Amour book's

A very unconventional western!

This was my first foray into the western genre, and I definitely know it won't be my last. I've been wanting to try it out for a while now, and after one of my customers recommended "just picking any ole one up," that's exactly what I did. I went to the library and pulled the first Louis L'Amour I saw off of the shelf. Luck was definitely shining on me that day.

I had seriously the hardest time putting this one down. This was just a good, rollicking tale that I can imagine being told around a campfire. It was simple but eloquent, at the same time. L'Amour doesn't him-haw around with unnecessary detail, but there was a surprising amount of feeling in his words.

And there's something about a western--the nobility, the loyalty, the good versus bad--that just makes me happy. I just love it when the "good guys" come to save the day and they have these wickedly cool lines that make me happy that I'm not in the villain's shoes. And then there's the villain who is so frustrating because they are impossible to bring down. I personally think that makes for a good tale. In this one in particular, you can't help but root for the wizened, but tough and flawed Conn Dury. And then there's the totally kickbutt Kate Lundy. It was awesome to see such a strong female character in what I presumed to be a male-dominated genre.

I was totally and pleasantly surprised by this, and I will definitely be looking for more from Louis L'Amour!

Not my favorite L'Amour, but some good elements.