Review - Lost Mountain Pass - 4 stars

 

Lost Mountain Pass by Larry Sweazy is a book destined to hold your attention from the first paragraph.  It has a device that some like and others abhor – using separate story lines to connect characters and even times.  To maintain a connection, it is necessary that the reader checks the beginning note at each chapter.

             There are at least four storylines and three timelines that you need to follow to make most sense of the book. As you might expect, they eventually do get wound together in an interesting story.

            The story follows a kid through first love to becoming a man in Army to becoming a Deputy US Marshal with many twists and turns along the way.  There is love and betrayal at spots along with several unexpected twists and turns in the plotline including murder of a judge and a family of three Darby brothers who get hung.  Lots of happenings to keep the reader’s interest.

            There is a surprising ending that leaves open the next volume in the series…but it is good for the many readers who have gotten to the end and will want to know what’s next for Deputy Marshal Sam “Trusty” Dawson.