A friend gave me a copy of Madigan. I must say that had I seen it in the book store I wouldn't have bought it. It is what I'm told they call a Trade Paperback. I like the smaller paperbacks so I can keep them with me to read when I feel like it. But who looks a gift horse in the mouth? It was free. Normally I read a book a little at a time. Maybe taking two weeks to finish it. I read the first page of Madigan and had to read the second and before I knew it the sun came out and I'd read the whole thing through! Talk about a book that should be made in to a movie!!!!!!! This it it!!!!! I still think it would sell better in a smaller version, but what do I know about the book market? What I do know is that I have never picked up a book and read it from cover to cover before. To say I liked the book is an understatement. I loved it. When I looked for more books from R howard Trembly I was disappointed to find none. Is he still writing? I surely hope so.
A reader from cowboy country
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 23 years ago
My husband turned me on to Louis L'Amour books some years ago and I have been an avid reader of westerns for some years now. But unfortunately, many of them have the same worn out theme: stranger rides into town, finds beautiful woman (a widow) about to lose her ranch to some unscrupulous banker, big rancher, or outlaws. The widow is totally at a loss to help herself in any way. Come on! If women were as helpless as most western writers make them out to be, the Indians would have kicked our butts out of the west and kept us out! It wasn't just the men that did all the work! The stranger feels sorry for her and wanting nothing more than to help this helpless widow regain what belongs to her, does so in the next two hundred pages.Still, I keep reading, hoping to find something new and exciting in a western, but to my dismay very seldom do until I was fortunate enough to see the book, Madigan, by R. Howard Trembly. I was, to say the least, surprised to read a western with a new and fresh plot that held me spellbound while I savored each new twist and turn. I loved it!!! And the women are strong and in control of their lives for the most part. I would also like to say that this is a story that just when you think you know what is about to happen, it doesn't. Mr. Trembly must, if married, drive his poor wife mad trying to figure out what he's thinking at any one time. I even find myslef thinking what would Lewana do in certain situations. I do hope there is going to be a series with Madigan as the central figure. I'll buy them all!
I couldn't put it down! The Best Read Ive had in years!!!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 23 years ago
R. Howard Trembly's "Madigan" is one of the Best Books Iv'e read in years! The story is "Riviting" and full of action! the Characters are well thought out, The story line is Historicaly correct, and the suspense is "On the Edge of your seat"! It should be a Movie! I hope we havn't seen the last of Madigan! Yer Pard!...
madigan
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 24 years ago
Madigan is a breath of fresh western air. Not since the late Mr. Lamour have I read such intensity and riveting western novles. The book was hard to put down night after night, I wished it would never end. Even after finishing, I read it again and was still captivated. I hope to see R. Howard Trembly's next work soon, for I am now a huge fan. The characters become so real, you feel as if they have been around in your life since birth. I highly recomend this book to any western story fan.
Madigan Review
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 24 years ago
Who is this guy, where did he come from, this R. Howard Trembly? He writes with a style that makes his characters come alive on each page--a cliff hanger in every chapter--making the reader want to keep reading page after page. Madigan, the hero, is tough, but unlike the heroes in some popular westerns who can scale a sheer cliff after being shot full of holes, Madigan is more human with the strengths and weaknesses all men and women have. The book takes you back to a time when good and evil were still sharply defined. A great read!
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