Kinch

by Matt Braun Narrated by Jack Garrett

Overview

Matt Braun is a master of Western fiction. His ability to capture the flavor of the wild American frontier and the personalities of its rough men has earned him scores of dedicated fans. They relish the world of Braun's novels, where lives depend on a sharp eye and a steady trigger. In the summer of 1871, a Texas gang threatening the residents of Newton, Kansas gunned down a lawman named McCluskie. Ninety seconds later, five of the attackers were dead, picked off by a consumptive 17-year-old named Kinch Riley. After avenging the murder of his mentor, Kinch disappeared from the pages of history. Although the rest of Riley's life wasn't recorded, his name and lightning speed with a gun live on in Western lore. Matt Braun studied old newspaper articles and records of eyewitness accounts to recreate what might have happened in the last year of this enigmatic young man's life.

Editorial Reviews

APR/MAY 01 - AudioFile

Jack Garrett, a newcomer in the narrator field, does an outstanding job with his polished dramatization of this bawdy, raucous Western. He easily distinguishes the voices of Kinch Riley, the 17-year-old consumptive and hero; lawman McCluskie; and the Texas cowboys and townsfolk of Newton. Oral tradition and newspaper clippings indicate that in 1871 Kinch avenged the murder of McCluskie, but neither life is recorded in the pages of history. Braun captures the flavor of the American frontier in words, and Garrett brings them to life. This coming-of-age novel is recommended for all ages. S.C.A. © AudioFile 2001, Portland, Maine

Product Details

BN ID:	2940171025359
Publisher:	Recorded Books, LLC
Publication date:	05/27/2011
Edition description:	Unabridged

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