Peter Brandvold, writing as Frank Leslie, brings back his
popular character Yakima Henry in BLOODY ARIZONA, the first of four connected
novels to feature the character. This one opens with the drifting half-breed
gunfighter in jail, but before the book is over, he'll have pinned on a
lawman's badge and set out to avenge a murderous raid on the settlement of
Apache Springs in Arizona Territory. Along the way there's some domestic drama
with a couple of beautiful sisters and an encounter with a washed-up old outlaw
called the Rio Grande Kid who proves to be a surprisingly effective sidekick.
As always with Brandvold's work, the action scenes are superb and the setting is rendered vividly and effectively. Yakima Henry is a fine character (every time I read one of Brandvold's books, I think the protagonist is my favorite of his characters—until I read the next one and change my mind), and the Rio Grande Kid shamelessly steals every scene he's in. Brandvold is one of the most purely entertaining writers in the business today, and BLOODY ARIZONA is another great tale well told. Highly recommended.
As always with Brandvold's work, the action scenes are superb and the setting is rendered vividly and effectively. Yakima Henry is a fine character (every time I read one of Brandvold's books, I think the protagonist is my favorite of his characters—until I read the next one and change my mind), and the Rio Grande Kid shamelessly steals every scene he's in. Brandvold is one of the most purely entertaining writers in the business today, and BLOODY ARIZONA is another great tale well told. Highly recommended.
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