Mask (Western)
By Wayne Greenough
Devine Destinies (Kindle)
B007SCGGT2
Price #1.99
Rating 5-Stars
“An Old-Fashioned Western”
Dead Man’s
Town is ruled by Jack Dugay and his outlaws. They kill and ride routhshod over
the town folk. The citizens’ only safety is a masked outlaw simply known as
“Mask”, who wears a black domino mask, fast on the draw, and shoots straight.
When Captain Crawford of the Rangers sends young Roger Blake in to act as
sheriff, he is shot in the back before reaching town. Mask and her elderly
partner, Wrangler find him wounded and take him to their hideout to nurse him
back to health Sworn to bring Mask in, Blake has other feelings about the
beautiful woman that saved his life. But is he fast enough on the draw to clean
up Dead Man’s Town, and bring law and order to the West without her help?
This was a
fun novelette, and reminded me of those B-Westerns of my youth – well, it did
have something of a ring to “Johnny Guitar” also. This is a story with fast
guns, tough fists, a song in the background, and a masked heroine. What more
could you ask for? Highly recommended for those readers looking for a trip back
to Saturday Matinees and double feature westerns at the local picture show!
Tom Johnson
Echoes Magazine
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