Leaving Epitaph: The Sons of Daniel Shaye

by Robert J. Randisi

Book Overview

Dan Shaye, sheriff of Epitaph, Texas, was a hard yet just defender of the law who kept the truth about his violent past from the townsfolk he protected. Then the Ethan Langer gang galloped into town... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0060583320
• ISBN13: 9780060583323
• Release Date: August 2004
• Publisher: HarperTorch
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 4.2" x 6.8"

Customer Reviews

Worth a read

Like many books by Robert Randisi this tale is dialogue driven. Due to this and short chapters of two or three pages in length this is an easy to read book. There's not a lot of action until quite a way into the story but Randisi uses this to skillfully flesh out his characters, both good and bad. The fact that not all the brothers hearts are into killing, instead of capturing and making the bank robbers stand trial, allows Randisi to include some thought provoking discussions on the right and wrongs of killing for vengeance and on the existance of God. LEAVING EPITAPH is the first in what seems to be a trilogy and I am looking forward to reading the next two.

NEW ACTION PACKED SERIES-A MUST READ!!!!!

Epitaph Texas 1889. Ethan Langer and his gang were riding out of town at a full gallop after robbing the bank. Suddenly a woman appears in front of Ethan and he rides her down. The woman is Mary Shaye, wife of Sheriff Daniel Shaye. Now the hunt for Ethan takes on a vendetta for Daniel. Unable to find any willing townsmewn to help in the hunt for Ethan, Shaye deputizes his three sons, Thomas, James and Matthew. Now Daniel is on the trail of Ethan and his hard bunch with three inexperienced deputies. Shaye's sons learn more about their fathers past, even that at one time he himself rode the outlaw trail. Up north in South Dakota, Aaron Langer and his part of the gang had successfully robbed a bank and was now headed to Salina, Kansas where the two brothers and the gang were to meet and divide the money. Shaye and his sons along with the sheriff and his deputies had hopes of ending the career of both Langer brothers in Salina. Unknown to the lawmen, the Langer brothers and their Segundos were upstairs in the saloon when they were fired on by the gang members. Once the gunsmoke had cleared, the gang members lay dead or wounded while the Langers made their escape. Aaron heads to Nebraska while Ethan goes south to Oklahoma City. This forces Daniel to split with his sons. Shaye and James go north after Aaron while Thomas and Matthew follow Ethan south. The Shaye boys acted well in the saloon gun fight. But how will they react against two experienced outlaws with no back up except each other or Daniel? If Shaye's vendetta is successful, will he and his sons return to Epitaph and resume their duties as lawmen? THE SONS OF DANIEL SHAYE; LEAVING EPITAPH is a new ACTION PACKED series from Robert J Randisi that I hope to be reading about in the years to come. Les