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One of the best things about bookstores is that if you look long enough you can find something that you would have never found otherwise. It's not on a list of must-read books and no one you know has likely read it to no one recommended it. It's just sitting there in a section waiting to be discovered. Louis L'Amour has written dozens of books in the Western genre but I've only read a couple before. I am always skeptical of someone with so many books that I might find one that isn't so great but so far all the L'Amour books I have tried have been great. The Warrior's Path might be my favorite so far.

The Warrior's Path is about two Sackett Brothers, Yance and Kin where Kin is the narrator. Louis L'Amour has a large series of his books dedicated to stories about the Sackett family and this one takes place in New England and the West Indies in the 1800s. Yance and Kin are far from home in search of a pair of missing maidens who are presumed to have been taken by local Indians but when the brothers start to investigate the scene they find that this is not the case. The girls have actually been taken by a group of local gangsters who traffic young white women and have been doing so under the nose of the local population for years.

Once the Sackett bros discover this fact Kin puts it upon himself to take the people responsible down for good. In order to obtain evidence of this Kin travels to the West Indies on a vessel that used to belong to his seafaring father, lucky enough for him, in search of a woman that was captured a year before hoping she will give him a notarized statement of who sold her into slavery. When he gets to the lawless city of pirates and drunkards in the West Indies he makes short work of finding the captured woman but finds that she has married a wealthy and prominent member of the island's community. It is only when she is captured and subsequently rescued by Kin that she agrees to do whatever it takes to take down the men involved in this brutal slave trade.

Kin is an immensely skilled woodsman and fighter. He is the John Wick of the forest. Kin and Yance grew up in the woods and spent time learning the Native American ways and they wear buckskins and moccasins so you know they are not to be messed with. My favorite part of this book was the adventures through the woods. It reminded me of growing up in rural Coos Bay and spending time making forts out of tree limbs and ferns. I used to put on camouflage and try to sneak around the property slowly, imagining that I was being a stealthy ninja. It made me want to run the forest trails of the Pacific Northwest with the thought of a cougar at my heels.

The story definitely started fairly slowly but soon enough it is full of action and peril. I enjoy stories about the rugged American frontier and this one did not disappoint. I will definitely be trying out more Louis L'Amour books and I highly recommend The Warrior's Path. I am curious about what happened to Henry, Kin’s African friend. He says he will continue on with Kin but then seems to disappear. If you know his whereabouts please let me know.

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Read other Western reviews:

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