The Proving Trail

by Louis L'Amour

1988

Status

Available

Publication

Bantam Books (1988), Edition: 18th printing

Description

Fiction. Western. Thriller. Historical Fiction. HTML:They tried to tell him that his father had killed himself, but Kearney McRaven knew better. No matter what life had dealt him, his father would go down fighting. And as he delved deeper into the mystery, he learned that just before his father died, the elder McRaven had experienced a remarkable run of luck: he�??d won nearly ten thousand dollars and the deed to a cattle ranch. Not yet eighteen, Kearney was determined enough to track down his father�??s murderer and claim what was rightfully his. Now, followed every step of the way by a shadowy figure, Kearney must solve the mystery of his father�??s hidden past�??a past that concealed a cold-blooded killer who would stop at nothing to keep a chil… (more)

User reviews

LibraryThing member MerryMary
One of my favorites. Young Kearney McRaven doesn't realize his father's past is catching up with them until his father is murdered. He then embarks on a lonely trail to discover who he is, who is trying to kill him and why, and where he belongs in the world. Along the way, he meets a branch of his
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family with evil in their souls.
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LibraryThing member fuzzi
Kearney McRaven is 17, but has been doing a man's work for several years. When he is bereft of his father under suspicious circumstances, he finds himself alone in the world, aside from some newly discovered cousins who are doing their best to kill him.

Good solid L'Amour book, with a slightly
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different plot from the 'standard' Western novel, interesting characters, and enough intrigue and action to keep a sleepy person awake for just a little longer...
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LibraryThing member Andy_DiMartino
just good clean fun!!!

Original publication date

1979

ISBN

0553253042 / 9780553253047

Barcode

1601061
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