Borden Chantry: A Novel (Talon and Chantry)

by Louis L'Amour

Book Overview

The marshal's name was Borden Chantry. Young, lean, rugged, he's buried a few men in this two-bit cow town--every single one killed in a fair fight. Then, one dark, grim day a mysterious gunman shot a... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0553278630
• Release Date: January 1989
• Publisher: Bantam
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 6.8" x 0.6" x 4.2"

Customer Reviews

The harshness of life in the Far West

All good ingredients of western ar met this story except that of Louis L'Amour: injustice, a sense of justice, fights, shootings. A small town in the Far West was often the aggregate of a few huts of wood, a saloon and did that by the will of a few pioneers to make a community. Borden Chantry, sheriff in the heart tender, but hardened skin leather, will defend it.

a fine western

The story is told from primarily from the point of view of marshal Borden Chantry as he tries to solve a number of puzzling murders before he ends up in boot hill. Setting is a small town in a time when the wild west is edging towards more law abiding standards. A western "police procedural" mixed with old fashioned gunslinging.

A good western by a guy who didn't write many mysteries

Personally, I think Louis L'Amour did a pretty good job writing this mystery. It deserved more than two stars for sure! I agree with the guy who said Kirby Jonas is good, and I would recommend anything by him, especially Legend of the Tumbleweed. But Borden Chantry was well worthwhile reading, and Louis even got one of the more obscure Sackett Brothers, Bob, in the book! Good show! Kirby Jonas and Louis L'Amour should have written some together.

I would recommend this book to anyone who likes westerns.

This book is full of mystery, action, and in some spots romance. I have this book at home and have read it a couple of times. If you are a Louis Lamour lover this is your kind of book.

Totally chilling!

This book gives you the thrills of livig in wild country, right from your own home! Louis L'amour is a famous author, but totally down to earth about what happened in our "Old West." He writes like no other author who's books I have read. And I have read a LOT of books.