Some Montana Catnip
I've enjoyed a novel by my friend Jeff Gibson, called Outlaws: Love and Money in the New West.
It's about a guide with flexible ethics who agrees to take a would-be big game hunter out to poach a trophy elk which he plans to display back in New Jersey.
The protagonist, who finds himself a part of this dubious outfit, acts as a sort of Greek Chorus, but his voice of caution is rarely heeded by the guide or by the hunter or anyone else.
The ending is unexpected, rich and comic, and fun to read. They all escape the Montana game wardens, but the great hunter doesn't get his trophy elk, either.
It's about a guide with flexible ethics who agrees to take a would-be big game hunter out to poach a trophy elk which he plans to display back in New Jersey.
The protagonist, who finds himself a part of this dubious outfit, acts as a sort of Greek Chorus, but his voice of caution is rarely heeded by the guide or by the hunter or anyone else.
The ending is unexpected, rich and comic, and fun to read. They all escape the Montana game wardens, but the great hunter doesn't get his trophy elk, either.
No comments have been added yet.
