ECHO SACKETT ...
Judging by the size of his stomach, he was a very important man.
–Echo Sackett in Ride the River, Ch 4
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“How many are there? Of the Sacketts, I mean?”
“Nobody rightly knows, but even one Sackett is quite a few.”
–Echo Sackett in Ride the River, Ch 19
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"Who the devil are you?"
"Not the devil, Mr. Sardust, but like him, I can open the gates to hell. I'm Echo Sackett. You ready to go?"
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It is 1840 ...
Sixteen-year-old Echo Sackett had never been far from her Tennessee home —
until she made the long trek to Philadelphia to collect an inheritance.
Echo could take care of herself as well as any Sackett man, but James White, a sharp city lawyer,
figured that cheating the money from the young country girl would be like taking candy from a baby.
If he couldn't hoodwink Echo out of the cash, he'd just steal it from her outright. And if she put up a fight?
There were plenty of accidents that could happen to a country girl on her first trip to the big city or on the journey back to her home miles away in the wilderness.
But never bet against Echo Sackett.
I liked the first of the Hunger Games trilogy - but thought the remaining books were laboured. I haven't (and probably wont) seen the movie.
ReplyDeleteOne of my brothers loved Louis L'Amour, but I have not yet indulged. And this snippet tempts me better than said brother ever did.
I haven't read the Hunger Games, not a fan of the author. I don't read much of this genre or westerns, no time.
ReplyDeleteRight now, I'm reading Tony Hillerman's 'Skinwalkers'. Then I'm back to your ebook, "Her Bones. . ." My eyes needed a break from reading on the computer after so many hours in April.
Elephant's Child:
ReplyDeleteI saw the first movie THEN read the first book and liked it -- I read the second and thought I was beginning not to like Katniss. I finished the 3rd but disliked it intensely.
I think you may like RIDE THE RIVER with Echo. CHEROKEE STATION is the story of a young mother who is forced to run a stagecoach station in Colorado during the Civil War to support her young girl. Her wit, strength of character, and courage make the book fun.
D.G.:
Tony Hillerman is a great writer -- was Sigh. Do you have a smart phone? I would gladly send you the audiobook download for HER BONES ... It would be easier on your eyes! :-)