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Payback At Morning Peak (2011)

by Gene Hackman(Favorite Author)

3.6 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

1451623569 (ISBN13: 9781451623567)

languge

English

genre

Fiction

publisher

Pocket Books

review 1: I’ll admit that I picked up this book out of curiosity to see if the former actor can write. Jubal, a 17 year old boy, is out hunting when he hears shots and notices smoke at his family’s farmstead northern New Mexico. On his return he finds his family under attack by a gang of vicious outlaws. To his horror, he must first deal with the spectacle of his father gagged, trussed up, and suspended over a roaring bonfire. Jubal’s mother is already dead and his sister is dying. Both have been brutally raped. The boy manages to wound and injure several of the attackers before escaping.Jubal knows he cannot let these killers get away with their crime. But in the course of his pursuit he needs to decide who he is—a young man bent on revenge or a boy whose upbringing would s... moreettle for seeing justice done.The dilemma haunts Jubal through the rest of the book as he encounters unsympathetic and incompetent lawmen who would rather treat him as the criminal than go after the attackers. Jubal doesn’t completely give up on the legal system but knows it is up to him to hunt these men down. In time he becomes frightened by how readily he has come to rely on a gun, but regains his balance when a judge and spirited girl sees the good in him.It is in the Cripple Creek goldfield of central Colorado that Jubal becomes a man when he confronts one of the killers. During the encounter Jubal learns that guns sometimes produce unintended consequences that can’t ever be put right again. And he learns heroic acts are not always neat, clean, or appreciated when operating in the adult world with adult rules. And oh yes, Hackman did a credible job in telling the story.
review 2: Even without the sage advice in this book, it's a good story! A young man witnesses the raping and killing of his family and fights back. Then, as he remembers the advice his father has given throughout his young life, he decides to pursue justice. The choices he makes show the metal of the man he is becoming. The back of the book likens Mr. Hackman's writing to Louis L'Mour but I think he writes more like Elmer Kelton! I hope there is another western to come from this author!This book was received 8/2/11 as part of goodreads.com giveaway program. less

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