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Red Wind Crossing
Unable to turn his back on a pretty girl, Jimmy Clevis attempts to rescue Helen from the men who are holding her hostage and soon finds himself trapped in a dangerous web of murder, corruption, and betrayal where he must fight for both of their lives. Original.
256 pages, Paperback
First published October 1, 2003
About the author
John D. Nesbitt
157 books20 followersJohn D. Nesbitt is the author of more than forty books, including traditional westerns, crossover western mysteries, contemporary western fiction, retro/noir fiction, nonfiction, and poetry.
He has won the Western Writers of America Spur Award four times–twice for paperback novel, once for short story, and once for poem. He has been a finalist for the Spur Award once as well as for the Western Fictioneers Peacemaker Award twice and the Will Rogers Medallion Award four times. He has also received two creative writing fellowships with the Wyoming Arts Council (once for fiction, once for nonfiction).
John has had a distinguished career as a college instructor, most notably for thirty-eight years at Eastern Wyoming College. He lives in the plains country of Wyoming, where he stays in touch with the natural world and the settings for his work. He writes about lifelike people in realistic situations, people who deserve justice and a fair shake in life.
Recent works include Castle Butte, a young adult novel; Dusk Along the Niobrara, a frontier mystery; and In a Large and Lonesome Land, a CD of western songs for which he wrote all the lyrics.
He has won the Western Writers of America Spur Award four times–twice for paperback novel, once for short story, and once for poem. He has been a finalist for the Spur Award once as well as for the Western Fictioneers Peacemaker Award twice and the Will Rogers Medallion Award four times. He has also received two creative writing fellowships with the Wyoming Arts Council (once for fiction, once for nonfiction).
John has had a distinguished career as a college instructor, most notably for thirty-eight years at Eastern Wyoming College. He lives in the plains country of Wyoming, where he stays in touch with the natural world and the settings for his work. He writes about lifelike people in realistic situations, people who deserve justice and a fair shake in life.
Recent works include Castle Butte, a young adult novel; Dusk Along the Niobrara, a frontier mystery; and In a Large and Lonesome Land, a CD of western songs for which he wrote all the lyrics.
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December 14, 2021
Apparently John D. Nesbitt intended this to be the first volume of a series.
Sorry, it just isn't interesting enough to make me want to see more.
Author Nesbitt has a pleasant style, but his Clevis character is just too mixed up, too unsettled, too weak to be considered a hero, or even very interesting.
If Clevis did become a series character, maybe I'll see another and maybe he will have improved, have become more interesting. I'll look, though not very hard.
ADDED later in the day: This now sounds unnecessarily harsh. Author Nesbitt usually turns out good work. I don't mean there is no value in "Red Wind Crossing," but this protagonist just doesn't have a lot of strength and is not someone to bring me back to a sequel.
I apologize for seeming so dismissive, even harsh. The book nor the author deserves that. Sorry.
Sorry, it just isn't interesting enough to make me want to see more.
Author Nesbitt has a pleasant style, but his Clevis character is just too mixed up, too unsettled, too weak to be considered a hero, or even very interesting.
If Clevis did become a series character, maybe I'll see another and maybe he will have improved, have become more interesting. I'll look, though not very hard.
ADDED later in the day: This now sounds unnecessarily harsh. Author Nesbitt usually turns out good work. I don't mean there is no value in "Red Wind Crossing," but this protagonist just doesn't have a lot of strength and is not someone to bring me back to a sequel.
I apologize for seeming so dismissive, even harsh. The book nor the author deserves that. Sorry.
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