Book of the week: Renegade by Frederic Bean (A Western)

 I enjoy reading westerns, and last year I came across a book by Frederic Bean called "Hangman's Legacy" and enjoyed it, so I've looked for others. I recently enjoyed "Renegade" about a group 4 Texas Rangers that were tasked with hunting down a renegade group of Comanches.

The story was good and kept you reading. The main character, Will, the lead Ranger was struggling with being in his 40s and feeling almost too old for the job, while leading 3 other rangers that included a good tracker, a crack rifleman, and another who was clearly an alcoholic with a gun. They were tasked with bringing a band of 10 or so isolated, renegade Comanches who brutally murdered anyone, including other native americans, because they could. They were led by a fierce, and obviously psychotic (I read between the lines) Comanche named Iron Horse. The book opens with a lot of violence by the renegades, and sets up the reason why they need to be stopped.

Will and his Rangers set out to do what the U.S. Army couldn't do - track the renegades and try to bring them to justice. It was a well-written story that kept me reading. 5 of 5 stars. .