Justice

by Ralph Cotton

Book Overview

In the town of Bannet, Doss Edding has led the cold-blooded Half Moon Gang on a spree of theft and murder that should have put him behind bars for the rest of his life. But when the corrupt local law sets him free, Arizona Ranger Sam Burrack must hunt down the gang members one by one, and see to it that justice is done.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0451194969
• ISBN13: 9780451194961
• Release Date: April 1999
• Publisher: Signet Book
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.38 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 4.1" x 6.7"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher

Customer Reviews

HALF MOON GANG = GANG OF HALF WITS

This book from April, 1999, is the 3rd issue in a series either Ralph or Signet publishing calls the 'Big Iron series'. This book continues the ongoing saga of Arizona Ranger Sam Burrack and his trail partner, Maria. Anyone having read books by Ralph in the long line of books he has issued since 1999 will be right at home with this one. The easy to read style of writing, usual cast of characters, bad and good, we have all come to expect, and the trials and trails that Sam endures to get his man. Getting his men in this book as the title JUSTICE indicates means just that: justice as opposed to revenge. Ralph states that while justice satisfies, revenge leaves one with little satisfaction. And while the Half Moon Gang may be composed of little more than half wits, they are as fully mean and dangerous a group of craven killers one could ever run into on the trail. The point is hammered home by a small child named Justice whose sad experience at the hands of the half wit, Half Moon Gang, represents a dramatic turning point in the story, as she is the daughter of a murdered mother by the Half Moon Gang. The murdered mother's father is a judge, with the judge playing a very vital role in the development of the story line. He has made a grevious error that his daughter's murder must cause him to correct. So if you enjoy novels set in the 'west' you will certainly enjoy this one from Ralph Cotton. And yes he continues to write them with a new one due out around December, 2006, and another due out spring, 2007. We who enjoy his writings look forward to more entertaining novels from this prolific author. Semper Fi.

Best of the Ranger series yet!

I didn't think the Ranger series could get any better than "Badlands" or "Montana Red," but Ralph delivered one up that's the best to date. When Ralph writes of the hard times and harder men, you feel the thirst; taste the dust; smell the horse's sweat and know the pain of catching a bullet. I hope Ralph's around for a long time writing stories like this. He has outdone even the great Louis L'Amour.

touches the very nature of the human conditon

If there is formula for writing a great novel, Ralph Cotton has knows the recipe. Justice is a fine piece of writing that gazes into human nature. Once again, Ralph Cotton is able to peer into the very souls of humankind. Both good and evil, while touching on good people who make mistakes. Page by page, he weaves continual twists and turns, holding the reader spell bound. The Ranger must try to understand why an old friend has been swayed to making a bad "judgment call". A judgment call that effects many lives. Highly recommended reading.