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The Last Way Station
As soon as Jake Slade and his partner, Three Fingers Bent, arrived in the small Texas town of New Gideon, they knew no one wanted them there. There'd been some rustling in the area, and folks weren't taking too kindly to strangers. But things didn't get any better when Slade and Bent moved on. The two didn't get far before a posse from New Gideon rode up, accused Bent of murder, and took him back to face a judge. Slade knows he won't have much time before his partner hangs on a trumped-up charge, and there's only one way he can save his friend—he'll have to find the real killer himself!
270 pages, Kindle Edition
First published May 1, 2007
About the author
Kent Conwell
66 books25 followersKent Conwell grew up in the Texas Panhandle in the town of Wheeler, population 848. The West was an integral part of his life. The solitude of the Panhandle, which offered little more than school and work, encouraged his reading and writing as well as his exploration of the vastness of the rolling prairies, the emptiness of which carried the presentiment itself of mystery and death.
A quest for adventure had been woven into his life by his grandfather, who had run away from his Tennessee home when he was 14. He bullwhacked his way to the Panhandle where he met his future wife who had traveled from Illinois to Texas.
After moving to Fort Worth where Kent was more at home at the stockyards than school, he earned a B.S. and began teaching. Later, he moved to Port Neches where he acquired a M.Ed. and Ph.D.
A successful educator, his love for writing about the West and its enigmas, a period in history unique to America, has never waned. After twenty-two westerns, he wrote his first mystery.
He has won awards for short stories, screenplays, mysteries, and westerns.
A quest for adventure had been woven into his life by his grandfather, who had run away from his Tennessee home when he was 14. He bullwhacked his way to the Panhandle where he met his future wife who had traveled from Illinois to Texas.
After moving to Fort Worth where Kent was more at home at the stockyards than school, he earned a B.S. and began teaching. Later, he moved to Port Neches where he acquired a M.Ed. and Ph.D.
A successful educator, his love for writing about the West and its enigmas, a period in history unique to America, has never waned. After twenty-two westerns, he wrote his first mystery.
He has won awards for short stories, screenplays, mysteries, and westerns.
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February 25, 2020
This story was written like an old school western. There are some lapses in the story that did not flow well together which need to be tied up to help the story flow more smoothly together. I did not like the Mormon aspect of the story. The transcontinental railroad is complete and now there is a move from Utah to Colorado. The main characters want to set up a new stage line from Utah to Arizona as well as Santa Fe. There is your typical things happening cattle theft, murder ect. They need to help settle the problems as they move along.
Overall it was a good western with lots of action. I like my westerns rough and tough cowboys not religious do gooders. I am ok with good deeds occurring but the type of character needs to be bad boy whiskey drinking, girl chasing ect ect. This sory had some elements but it felt to religious with the characters with the use of Mormon beliefs sprinkled in the story.
Overall it was a good western with lots of action. I like my westerns rough and tough cowboys not religious do gooders. I am ok with good deeds occurring but the type of character needs to be bad boy whiskey drinking, girl chasing ect ect. This sory had some elements but it felt to religious with the characters with the use of Mormon beliefs sprinkled in the story.
February 23, 2020
A KC. Texas/New Mexico/Colorado/Utah/Arizona Western Action Adventure (TLWS)
A KC. Texas/NewMexico/Colorado/Utah/Arizona western action adventure titled, "The Last Way Station". The Transcontinental Railway was complete at Odgen, Utah. Two men, who are partners in a new stage line, are checking routes from Odgen to Southern Utah that will lead into Colorado, New Mexico and Arizona. They have drawn direct line to the important cities North, South, East and West. They need to establish a route to Sante Fe from the North and the location they chose in in a Southern Utah Morman community. KC. Develops problems between the route and Morman beliefs. After numerous attempts the two men wii revert to their upbringing to settle the numerous problems. Such as murder and rustling. This is an excellent read for the genre.....DEHS
A KC. Texas/NewMexico/Colorado/Utah/Arizona western action adventure titled, "The Last Way Station". The Transcontinental Railway was complete at Odgen, Utah. Two men, who are partners in a new stage line, are checking routes from Odgen to Southern Utah that will lead into Colorado, New Mexico and Arizona. They have drawn direct line to the important cities North, South, East and West. They need to establish a route to Sante Fe from the North and the location they chose in in a Southern Utah Morman community. KC. Develops problems between the route and Morman beliefs. After numerous attempts the two men wii revert to their upbringing to settle the numerous problems. Such as murder and rustling. This is an excellent read for the genre.....DEHS
December 7, 2019
Entertaining Western 4.5🌟
I would have given five stars, it were not for a couple of lapses in attention to detail: For example, when Slade was shot from his horse, he was on foot and hiding for a couple of days. Nana found him, and they proceeded to "ride" after their quarry. No mention was made as to the source of this horse. There are a couple of other similar slight gaffes. That being said, the storyline is compelling with interesting characters, solid time and place, and plenty of action. Just what one wants in a western. Overall the narrative is very well written. I recommend this book, and will read more of his work.
I would have given five stars, it were not for a couple of lapses in attention to detail: For example, when Slade was shot from his horse, he was on foot and hiding for a couple of days. Nana found him, and they proceeded to "ride" after their quarry. No mention was made as to the source of this horse. There are a couple of other similar slight gaffes. That being said, the storyline is compelling with interesting characters, solid time and place, and plenty of action. Just what one wants in a western. Overall the narrative is very well written. I recommend this book, and will read more of his work.
June 10, 2019
This is the type of western story I like to see written. More like the westerns of old instead of so many of the newer versions. With three well written characters as the heroes, mystery and action in a wilderness area chasing after cattle thieves and a murderer.
November 26, 2022
Great characters and story. 4 stars because of the length.
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