A Good Western Novel: "Wolf Moon" by Ed Gorman

Last month I blogged about reading a collection of short stories in a mystery collection with dog and cat themes. One of the authors was Ed Gorman (who passed), of whom I had not read of his works before. When I looked him up on the internet, he's written a lot of books in various genres, including western, political, mystery, thrillers and even comic books!  I decided to order a couple of his books, and one was a western called "Wolf Moon." Today's blog has my review and provides a summary of the book.

I really enjoyed the book and the character, is a very likeable 18-year-old, grown to a 30-year-old (over the length of this short book). As a teen he was involved in a bank robbery with his brothers, that was organized by the bank owner. He was sent to prison for a decade and the story picks up from there. I quickly grew to like the character... and I wish there would have been a sequel. I'll leave it there other than saying it was a great book.  

ABOUT THE BOOK: REVENGE WAS HIS ONLY REASON FOR LIVING-- EVEN IF IT MEANT DYING. It wasn't just the memories of his murdered brothers or the ten years in prison that reminded Chase how much he hated Reeves for double-crossing him after the bank robbery. Chase's face was carved with hideous scars from the bloody night when Reeves's killer wolf had attacked & left him for dead. Now he was out of jail & in the same town where Reeves was setting up his next bank heist. The lust for revenge was eating away at Chase's gut, & not even the love of a woman could stop him from the hell-bound path he must follow. For him, no price was too high--and the sacrifice would be savage...