Montana Rides Again

by Max Brand

The Montana Kid, "El Keed" south of the border, slips a marriage noose to join Mateo Rubriz, prince of Mexican outlaws, in a wild cross-border raid. The a gold and emerald crown stolen by the governor of Duraya from the church under his protection! In Duraya, Montana and Rubriz have no problem getting into the governor's fort, even finding the crown. It's the getting out that nearly undoes them! "Max Brand blazed the western trail for others who came after him. He invented the type for films to follow and, with his books and stories, brought us entertainment that shines as brightly today as when it was first written." (B-O-T Editorial Review Board)

Genres: Westerns, Fiction

256 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published January 1, 1960

About the author

Frederick Schiller Faust (see also Frederick Faust), aka Frank Austin, George Owen Baxter, Walter C. Butler, George Challis, Evin Evan, Evan Evans, Frederick Faust, John Frederick, Frederick Frost, David Manning, Peter Henry Morland, Lee Bolt, Peter Dawson, Martin Dexter, Dennis Lawson, M.B., Hugh Owen, Nicholas Silver

Max Brand, one of America's most popular and prolific novelists and author of such enduring works as Destry Rides Again and the Doctor Kildare stories, died on the Italian front in 1944.

Reviews

[Martyna · Rating 3 out of 5]

Thanks to this book, I could move to the atmosphere of the Wild West and experience real riots between cowboys. I enjoyed reading the adventures of Montana and Rubriz, although at times I lost the plot. I can't say that the plot is gripping and thrilling, as it rather moves at its own pace, reminiscent of a family film, but I still had fun. There was a criminal plot, diversified by colorful accounts of the previously mentioned men. They were able to resolve their conflict, which was mainly about honor, to focus on a common goal. I don't know what really made Montatna take such a risk and give up his current life, but he probably needed any reason at that moment just to get away from his unwanted future. It's hard for me to say anything more about this novel, I don't feel like I have a reason to complain, but at the same time I don't feel completely satisfied.