![]() ![]() He's trailed by an Indian acquaintance who takes his job as finding Mike, not necessarily capturing him. The rest of the novel tells the story of his ride through parts of Colorado and Wyoming, expecting things to end badly, but in a way of his choosing. Mike leaves a note on the body taking responsibility and then takes flight on horseback. The rope breaks the ATV-riding neighbor's neck, and while the man's death isn't an outright murder, neither is it an accident. I'd been on the lookout for his THE MEADOW, so when I came across FENCING THE SKY in a used bookstore, I brought it home and got roped in immediately by the opening scene in which Mike, a struggling small-time rancher, lassos a rapacious developer neighbor who's harassing the cattle he's trying to round up. When I gulp one down in 24 hours, though, I give full credit to the writer. ![]() Sometimes it's the author's fault when I don't but usually it's because I find other things to do. It's rare for me to finish a book quickly. ![]()
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