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de Richard Matheson (Author)
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Ex-Texas Ranger John Benton was once known as the fastest gun in the West, and his legend still looms large in Kellville, Texas. Louisa Harper, in an attempt to hasten a slowly blooming romance with her nebbishy fiance Robby Coles, lies to her suitor about untoward advances made by the retired lawman. Mustering his courage, Robby approaches Benton at the local saloon to demand an apology. News of the ensuing scuffle travels fast, eventually reaching Louisa's spinster aunt Agatha, the town busybody, and Robby's control-freak father, Matthew. As eager to tarnish Benton's popularity as he is to avoid being branded the father of a coward, the elder Coles goads his son into defending his fiancee's honor in a duel. The impending conflict is further ensured by Agatha's self-righteous fury. Meanwhile, Benton, equally misguided by his own notion of honor, must clear up the misunderstanding before he is forced into a shootout which would likely result in young Coles's death. Matheson ( Journal of the Gun Years ) has crafted an engrossing account of the frequently deadly consequences of mistaking vanity for honor.
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.


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The theme of this unusual novel of the West reads, "The wages of gossip is death." In 1871, Texas Ranger and famous gunslinger John Benton, tired of killing, puts away his guns and becomes a rancher. He is the local hero in the small town, especially for the young people. In order to make her fiance, Robby, jealous, a silly girl tells him that Benton has been bothering her. This lie starts the ball of gossip rolling, and it grows at every telling. Robby's tyrannical, brutal father forces him to "defend" the family's honor in a gunfight with Benton. In just three days, gossip leaves a trail of wrecked lives, death, and life-long remorse. By the author of Journal of the Gun Years ( LJ 11/1/91), this is a superbly written suspense story with a moral.
- Sister Avila, Acad. of the Holy Angels, Minneapolis
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc. --Ce texte provient d'une édition qui n'est plus publiée ou qui est non diponible.
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4.0étoiles sur 5 Good Tension Leading to an Exciting Climax!, Fév 5 2004
Par Michael A. Newman (New Hyde Park, NY) - Voir tous mes commentaires
A slightly different kind of western novel. A man (Benton) tired of the killing, especially after killing a teen, leaves the Texas Rangers and decides to start a new "quiet" life with his wife. Benton has decided that he will no longer wear a gun and he settles in a small town with his wife.

Even though Benton has left his former life behind, his reputation comes with him. All the townsfolk fear getting him riled and all the young girls seem to "moon" over him. A lie by one of these "mooners" starts a whole chain of events in motion.

An engaged teen girl tries to make her fiancée a little jealous by telling him that Benton made "suggestions" to her. Young Robby Coles goes straight to Benton to defend her honor with his "fists." Coles loses that little skirmish. However, the townsfolk will not let it go. Rumors go around the town fuelled by his controlling father and his fiancée's aunt that will force Coles and Benton into a duel for "nothing."

The book highlights a time where "honor" was more important than "truth." It is a very short book culminating in the final duel that can't be avoided. I highly enjoyed the book and Matheson does a great job in building up the tension as Benton and Coles do all that they can, in vain, to prevent having to fight. I would have rated it higher if the book was bigger and maybe gave a little more into the psyche of Benton. Also, I felt the ending was a little bit cut short and maybe could use an epilogue.

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