Going the DistanceClint Adams tends to keep his nose out of other people’s business. But when he sees Big Ed Callahan and his crew squaring off against one man, the odds are too stacked for him not to step in and help Tom Angel. Unfortunately, when the Gunsmith’s intervention can’t get Ed to back down, all the men involved—except Clint—wind up dead. Clint doesn’t know why Big Ed was on Tom Angel’s tail, but he sure didn’t chase him over one thousand miles for no reason. The Gunsmith heads to Tom’s hometown for answers, but everyone there is playing the fool as well. Seems Clint will have to stick to his guns and ask the hard questions to hunt down the truth about Ed’s long-distance vendetta. OVER FIFTEEN MILLION GUNSMITH BOOKS IN PRINT!
Clint Adams, The Gunsmith, helps out a stranger in an unfair shootout, killing a few men, although the stranger and the men hunting him all end up dead. Clint wonders why the men chased the stranger 1000 miles across the country and why he was forced to kill men that he didn’t even know. Clint journeys to the town were the men came from and starts investigating, although his efforts are rebuffed by the cautious townsfolk. The Gunsmith books are all heavily dialogue driven and are typically action-packed mystery stories. This is a good one. An enjoyable and easy read - perfect escapist fare.
Why causes a man to ride 1000 miles to kill a man?
Clint Adams needs to find the answer to that question as he is the only survivor of shoot out that left him wondering why he was forced to kill two men.
Easier said than done when he gets to town and answers aren't as easy to come by as he had hoped.
When you learn the answer it isn't a disappointment because the action before it all kinda makes up for it.