The Young Marauders

by Lauran Paine

The discovery of a body belonging to a young outlaw leads Marshal Joe Fogarty to an encounter with a gang of horse thieves ready to try their hands at bank robbery.

270 pages, Hardcover

First published December 30, 1989

About the author

aka John Armour, Reg Batchelor, Kenneth Bedford, Frank Bosworth, Mark Carrel, Claude Cassady, Richard Clarke, Richard Dana, J F Drexler, Troy Howard, Jared Ingersol, John Kilgore, Hunter Liggett, J K Lucas, John Morgan (many more).

Lauran Bosworth Paine (born February 25, 1916 in Duluth, Minnesota – 2003 in California) was an American writer of Western fiction. Paine wrote over 900 books, including hundreds of Westerns as well as romance, science fiction, and mystery novels. He also wrote a number of non-fiction books on the Old West, military history, witchcraft, and other subjects.

His apprenticeship as a Western writer came about through the years he spent in the livestock trade, rodeos, and even motion pictures where he served as an extra because of his expert horsemanship.

Reviews

[Kellyt · Rating 4 out of 5]

Would give it a 3.9 if possible. A pretty good story. A bit slow moving in some spots, but contains a good mix of action and interpersonal relationships. The characters are well fleshed out.