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The Burning Hills

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The Burning Hills

By: Louis L'Amour
Narrated by: Keith Szarabajka
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Wounded, dehydrated, and escaping a violent feud with the men of Bob Sutton’s ranch, Trace Jordan is near collapse when he descends from the heat of the desert into a cool, secluded canyon. He wakes to find a beautiful woman gently nursing him back to health.

Strong and proud, Maria Cristina has also suffered at the hands of Sutton and his men. The experience has left her hostile and defiant. Trace, intrigued by Maria’s grit and determination, can’t help trying to peel back her layers - but his attraction makes her a target.

Sutton’s men are watching and waiting for Trace to show himself. If he escapes, Maria will have to face them alone. But if he convinces her to go with him, Trace and Maria will have to survive a heat-blasted, waterless desert. And if that doesn’t kill them, the Apaches will.

©1956 Louis L'Amour (P)2017 Random House Audio Action & Adventure Fiction Genre Fiction Historical Fiction

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It's many years since I read a Louis L'Amour novel. A fond remembrance from my teens inspired me to pick this up as inspiration for an Old West roleplaying game I was intending to run. It turned out to be fairly standard short Western focused on a slow-paced chase through the desert with a few moments of tension. Pretty standard stuff. However, I'd forgotten the level of misogyny associated with the genre and the time in which it was written, which I found distasteful, particularly a couple of scenes of near-rape and beatings. Narrator was appropriately laconic.

Standard Short Western Chase + Outdated Misogyny

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