The Devil's Trap

by James Babb

"The action and suspense make this a serious page turner, and Brody is a character you can't help but root for." S.A. Bodeen author of The Compound, The Raft...

Fifteen year-old Brody Martin has taken refuge in Indian Territory from the Miller clan. The Millers are accusing him of horse thieving and murder... and they don't care who they hurt to find him. Brody is hired on by Joseph, a Cherokee Indian, to help run his trap lines in the wilderness. Just as he starts to feel safe, he stumbles across a dying man and finds out there are worse things than being separated from his family and wanted for murder. With enemies ready to ambush him in Fort Smith and pure evil stalking through the woods, Brody has to pick his path carefully or he may end up trapped.

246 pages, Paperback

Published September 9, 2014

Reviews

[Beth Tyler · Rating 5 out of 5]

Solid storytelling. Read on the recommendation of a friend, I’m not a huge historical fiction person—particularly frontier-era history. The piece was well-researched, and I liked the author’s additional information he included at the end of the book. The main character, Brody, and the people who come into his life are quality characters. The Arkansas connection made for some interesting reading.

[Stephen Harned · Rating 5 out of 5]

It is rare that my oldest son takes the time to tell me how much he enjoyed a book. To be completely honest I read it and he is right. It's a great read. You get submersed into the story and wish you could be a part of it. This book is Mark Twain meets the old west. Historically accurate info pulled my son into reading up on the details in the book. These kind of books are hard to find.