Ride the River
Ratings4
Average rating4
15
Ratings4
Average rating4
In Ride the River, Louis L'Amour spins the tale of a young woman who has to protect her family fortune from a murderous thief and teach him what it means to be a Sackett. Sixteen-year-old Echo Sackett had never been far from her Tennessee home--until she made the long trek to Philadelphia to collect an inheritance. Echo could take care of herself as well as any Sackett man, but James White, a sharp city lawyer, figured that cheating the money from the young girl would be like taking candy from a baby. If he couldn't hoodwink Echo out of the cash, he'd just steal it from her outright. And if she put up a fight? There were plenty of accidents that could happen to a country girl on her first trip to the big city.From the Paperback edition.
Featured Series
13 primary books14 released booksThe Sacketts is a 14-book series with 13 primary works first released in 1960 with contributions by Louis L'Amour and David Strathairn.
Reviews with the most likes.
My takeaway from this book is, “Don't mess with Sacketts, not even if the Sackett is a girl”. (Or perhaps, “especially not if the Sackett is a girl”.)
Like a lot of L'Amour's books, this one could have used a good structural edit. That said, it is still an enjoyable action story set in 1800s America.
3.5 stars rounded up.
