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    Hard Country
    Hard Country
    Hard Country
    Audiobook15 hours

    Hard Country

    Written by Michael McGarrity

    Narrated by George Guidall

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    About this audiobook

    National best-selling author and New Mexico native Michael McGarrity takes listeners to the wild territory of the late 19th-century American Southwest for this epic tale. After the deaths of his wife and brother, John Kerney gives up his West Texas ranch and heads south in search of a new home. Soon Kerney is offered work trailing cattle to the New Mexico Territory-a job that will forever change his life.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRecorded Books, Inc.
    Release dateMay 10, 2012
    ISBN9781464038471
    Hard Country
    Author

    Michael McGarrity

    Michael McGarrity is the author of the Kevin Kerney mystery novels including Tularosa, nominated for an Anthony Award; Mexican Hat; and Serpent Gate. A former Santa Fe County deputy sheriff, he also served as an instructor at the New Mexico Law Enforcement Academy and as an investigator for the New Mexico Public Defender’s Office. He lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

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    • 4/5
      One of the books for the 2016 Reading Challenge had to be at least 600 pages. Although this large print version was longer than that, the regular version has 624 pages. Synopsis: Life in the west was hard, particularly for people trying to start ranches of farms. It was not surprising that James Kerney lost his wife in childbirth; that his brother and nephew were killed by rustlers was also not surprising. These two events frame the future of the Kerney family, producing three generations of stoic, yet responsible ranchers who value the land, their families, and their friends. The timeline of their story stretches from the Civil War to World War I, and although this shapes the characters, it isn't central to the tale.Review: This book is the backstory for the Kevin Kerney mystery series and while there are several crimes committed, it is focused on the family rather than on the mysteries. Though it is well written with sharp characterization and descriptive settings, it is a traditional western with no surprises in the telling of the tale. The ending reminds me of the papers written by school children in which they simply put a period to the end of a sentence followed by 'The End', thoroughly unsatisfying.
    • 4/5
      Well written period piece, family saga, set in the southwest during the 19th and early 20th century. I liked the detailed depictions of range life and life on the frontier.
    • 5/5
      I thoroughly enjoyed this book. Set in New Mexico at the end of the 19th century, the author has produced a fantastic history of the region. I have read many other books from this author, but found this book and hopefully the subsequent in the series to be wonderfully researched and a great read. I am really looking forward to the next two in the trilogy!!
    • 5/5
      Prior to reading Hard Country I was disappointed to learn that it was not another in his series of Kevin Kerney crime novels all of which I had read and enjoyed. I was certainly not disappointed once I read this truly wonderful epic novel of New Mexico history, its' unique landscape, and the colorful characters that settled the territory. Bravo, Mr. McGarrity!
    • 4/5
      Being a fan of the entire Kevin Kerney series, I thought that this tale of the Kerney ancestors and the New Mexico territory, spanning 1875 - 1918 was simply marvelous.Read the Amazon reviews -- McGarrity is being compared favorably with the best all-time writers of Western epics.
    • 5/5
      Watch out, Larry McMurtry!! This book has it all, dusty trails, gunfights, indians, rustlers, everything you could want in a western adventure. The only thing lacking, is more!!!! I did not want the book to end! After I finished reading, I quickly searched for Mr. McGarrity on Amazon and purchased some of his mystery books.