Jericho's Road and Hard Trail to Follow: Two Novels of the Texas Rangers Series

by Elmer Kelton

Books 6 & 7 in Elmer Kelton's acclaimed Texas Rangers series, offered together at one low price

Jericho’s Road
“This is Jericho’s Road. Take the Other.” When young Texas Ranger Andy Pickard is assigned to the Texas-Mexico border, he learns the meaning of this ominous notice on the edge of a great tract of land above the Rio Grande. Rancher Jericho Jackson is at war with a similarly ruthless cattle baron on the Mexican side of the river. The two men are rustling each other’s cattle, raiding and killing on both sides of the border, and heading for a bloody showdown―with only Pickard and his fellow Texas Rangers standing between them.

Hard Trail to Follow
Former Texas Ranger Andy Pickard is following the plow in West Texas when he learns that his friend, Sheriff Tom Blessing, has been killed during a jailbreak led by a man called Cordell. Reinstated as a Ranger so he can get justice for Tom Blessing, Andy pursues Cordell even as evidence mounts that the escaped man did not kill Blessing. Pickard will see justice done no matter what it takes.

544 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Published January 2, 2018

About the author

Elmer Kelton (1926-2009) was award-winning author of more than forty novels, including The Time It Never Rained, Other Men’s Horses, Texas Standoff and Hard Trail to Follow. He grew up on a ranch near Crane, Texas, and earned a journalism degree from the University of Texas. His first novel, Hot Iron, was published in 1956. Among his awards have been seven Spurs from Western Writers of America and four Western Heritage awards from the National Cowboy Hall of Fame. His novel The Good Old Boys was made into a television film starring Tommy Lee Jones. In addition to his novels, Kelton worked as an agricultural journalist for 42 years. He served in the infantry in World War II. He died in 2009.

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Reviews

[Joni · Rating 3 out of 5]

Two stars for book six. It has none of the likeable characters in the story that readers of this series have been enjoying. Three stars for book seven. It definitely was a hard, long trail to follow looking for Tom Blessing's killer.

[Manray9 · Rating 2 out of 5]

The novels in this dual edition of Jericho's Road and Hard Trail to Follow are not among Elmer Kelton’s best work. Cliché-ridden with one-dimensional characters and clumsy dialogue, all I can muster is Two Stars.

[Akina Blaze · Rating 4 out of 5]

A great western read. Fast paced and to the point. Very light hearted and a bit cheesy, but amusing and will keep you turning the pages.