SHADOW VALLEY
GORDON D SHIRREFFS
REVIEWED BY TIM DEFOREST
Holt Cooper inherits a ranch in Shadow Valley after his brother is murdered. Holt is determined to keep the ranch and even more determined to find his brother's killer. That won't be an easy job.
Shadow Valley is pretty much ringed in with violence. An unknown assassin has been bushwacking small ranch owners, including Holt's brother. In addition, the owner of the biggest ranch wants Holt's ranch for himself and is apparently willing to play rough to get it.
Holt's worries are increased when a woman who had run out on her brother shows up. She has just enough of a Femme Fatale vibe to make her untrustworthy, but its equally possible that she might turn out to be Holt's ally. More murders take place and Holt is accused of being the killer.
Pretty much everyone in the area is against him, while all he has on his side is "his own gun, a little peace-loving cowpoke wo drank medicine that was mostly alcohol, and a woman he didn't understand."
All this is mixed together to form a plot that expertly combines action and mystery to make "Shadow Valley" a fast, fun read.
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