The Proving Trail: A Novel - Softcover

L'Amour, Louis

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0553253042 ISBN 13: 9780553253047

Publisher: Bantam, 1985

Synopsis

They tried to tell him that his father had killed himself, but Kearney McRaven knew better. No matter what life had dealt him, his father would go down fighting. And as he delved deeper into the mystery, he learned that just before his father died, the elder McRaven had experienced a remarkable run of luck: he’d won nearly ten thousand dollars and the deed to a cattle ranch.

Not yet eighteen, Kearney was determined enough to track down his father’s murderer and claim what was rightfully his. Now, followed every step of the way by a shadowy figure, Kearney must solve the mystery of his father’s hidden past—a past that concealed a cold-blooded killer who would stop at nothing to keep a chilling secret.

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From the Publisher:

Folks tried to tell him that his father had killed himself, but Kearney McRaven knew better. His pa was no quitter. Then the boy discovered that just before the bullet had found him, the elder McRaven had had a remarkable run of luck. He'd won nearly ten thousand dollars and the deed to a cattle ranch. So Kearney decided to go after what was rightfully his... even if it bought him some man-size trouble. Now, hunted for reasons he can't fathom, Kearney must discover the truth about his father's murder--before the vicious thugs on his trail succeed in putting another McRaven in his grave.

From the Inside Flap:

The Wild West of Louis L'Amour lives on in a daring tale of adventure and suspense that will prove the making of a man -- or lead to his death.
Folks tried to tell him that his father had killed himself, but Kearney McRaven knew better. His pa was no quitter.
Then the boy discovered that just before the bullet had found him, the elder McRaven had had a remarkable run of luck. He'd won nearly ten thousand dollars and the deed to a cattle ranch. So Kearney decided to go after what was rightfully his ... even if it bought him some man-size trouble.
Kearney tracks his father's killer from Silverton to the Spanish Peaks, determined to bring the murderer to justice. But he is unaware that he is being tracked at the same time -- by the murderous thugs who put his father in the grave -- and are more than willing to send another McRaven along the same route.

About this edition

• Publisher: Bantam
• Publication date: 1985
• ISBN 10: 0553253042
• ISBN 13: 9780553253047
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 304