Title: Mojave Crossing
Series: the Sacketts, book 7
Author: Louis L’Amour
Publisher: Bantam Doubleday Dell Audio
Narrator: David Strathairn
Duration: 4 hours, 28 minutes
Copyright: 2001
Genres: western
Filed in: Audiobook Reviews
Review copy provided by Kearney Public Library.
THE GIST: William Tell Sackett is heading for Los Angeles. He’s got thirty pounds of gold to sell and is willing to ride the extra miles to get a better price. But no one can ride with that much gold and not attract a certain amount of trouble.
The trouble this time comes in the form of a black eyed girl named Durinda. She’s beautiful, and she’s obviously on the run from something. Always having a soft spot for hard luck cases, Tell agrees to take her to Los Angeles with him almost before he realizes what he’s doing. That was a mistake that might just cost him his life.
To get to Los Angeles, they must cross the Mojave Desert. Any experienced trail rider could make the trip with no trouble, but with a woman in tow and a band of thieving murderers on his trail, even Tell Sackett is hard pressed to make the trip. He almost made it.
When Tell comes to after a gunfight, his gold, his horses, and Durinda are gone. He still has a lot of desert to cross, and if he makes it, someone on the other side is going to be very sorry.
MY THOUGHTS: That Tell Sackett’s got a yard o’ guts I tell you what. Louis L’Amour was born in 1908 and writes stories about a time before he was born. He describes the era so aptly that I would swear he lived it himself.
I really enjoyed “Mojave Crossing.” Tell’s toughness and survival skills really shine through in this audio book.
NARRATOR: I’m running out of things to say about David Strathairn. I like his narration of “Mojave Crossing” very much, although I often wonder what he would sound like on a different type of story. He will always be a western reader in my mind.
FINAL WORD: I was never a fan of western audio books, but Louis L’Amour presents a strong case for the genre. Give “Mojave Crossing” a try, I think you’ll like it.
Check out these other audiobook reviews:
Sackett by Louis L’Amour (Audiobook Review)
The Sackett Brand by Louis L’Amour (Audiobook Review)
The Lonely Men by Louis L’AMOUR (AUDIOBOOK REVIEW)
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Another Sackett novel I enjoyed. I like Tell Sackett. With all his inate toughness, drive, determination, he's also a romantic at heart, and, in some things, quite naive.
ReplyDeleteI've always liked L'Amour's insight into his characters.
Good review, Stephen!
PS: A suggestion: larger page fonts, or dump the black background. Mine eyes are not what they once were. ;)
Thanks for stopping by Benning! I'll try to make the fonts bigger from now on.
ReplyDeleteHey Benning, while we're on the topic, is there any particular font that you find easier to read or is Times New Roman good?
ReplyDeleteNo, the font style is fine, just kinda teensy. :)
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