No man is Boon’s equal, no gun more lethal.
Boonsri Angchuan travels the trails, riding from town to town with her one and only friend, a portly Arkansan drunkard named Edward Splettstoesser. She has done nothing else for years, her only goal being revenge upon the one man who should have protected her but instead sold her and her mother into bondage. From Texas to the New Mexico Territory, from the filthy backstreets of San Francisco’s notorious Barbary Coast to the ghost town of a depleted placer mine, Boon and Edward navigate corrupt lawmen, hostile Kiowa, a mad judge, and countless gunmen aiming for their heads in Boon’s dogged pursuit of answers - and vengeance.
Book source ~ Purchased from Audible
Ed Kurtz ~ Author
Joshua Saxon ~ Narrator
Historical | Western
28 October 2020
9 hrs 38 mins
My Rating ~ 4 bites
Boonsri Angchuan and Edward Splettstoesser. That’s a mouthful of names. Boon saved Edward from a lynching and he’s been traveling with her ever since. Her mission? To find her father and kill him. Well, Edward didn’t have anything better to do, so why not?
It’s the Old West, the Civil War is over, and Boon is riding around the country searching for the father who sold her and her mom into slavery. While following a lead, she happens upon Edward and saves his life, so he just tags along. The story is told from his POV.
I picked this up back in 2020. I think it was on sale and sounded interesting. Otherwise I don’t know why I grabbed it. I had no idea what I was getting into. LOL It’s an entertaining and gory book about one woman’s revenge. Boon is ruthless. For the most part. And a crack shot. She doesn’t appear to be afraid of anything and she gives zero fucks about what people think of her. Considering her past, I can see why. Edward is a drunk, but a mostly decent fellow. If the Old West was half as bad as what they come across on her search, then yikes. Honestly? It was probably much worse.
This story is raw, violent, and gory. It’s also got heart. It’s a tale worth telling and I enjoyed it. Hmmm, I’m not sure enjoyed is the correct word. Let’s just say, I lived it and survived.
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