Payback at Morning Peak : a novel of the American West

Format:

Book

Title:

Payback at Morning Peak : a novel of the American West

Author:

Hackman, Gene author

ISBN:

9781451623567

9781410443274

Edition:

First Pocket books paperback edition.

Publication:

New York : Pocket Books, 2011.

Physical Description:

391 pages ; 18 cm

Summary:

"Life, not death, drove Jubal Young, but memories of his ma and pa, and his beautiful, bright sister are all he has left. Memories of the peaceful days before Jubal stumbled home with his .22, his blood running cold with fear, terror, and anger. When it was over, the homestead was half burned to the ground. Someone had to bury the bodies. Someone had to set things right. Now, as Jubal rides west into New Mexico, he remembers his family's laughter and love, his pa's wisdom, ma's thick books, and everything that was defiled by a band of drunken renegades towed along by one man's murderous grudge. A reprobate lawman won't believe his story. A soft-hearted mountain man won't survive Jubal's one-man war. And a judge and his beautiful daughter cannot stop Jubal from climbing a peak of blood and madness: for justice, or payback, or something he can live for--or die for--redeeming."--Back cover.

Subject(s):

Retribution -- Fiction.

New Mexico -- Fiction.

Geographic Term:

New Mexico -- Fiction.

Genre:

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Summary

17-year-old Jubal Young discovers that Billy Tauson's gang of drunks and outlaws has attacked his family's farm, raping and murdering Jubal's mother and sister and leaving Jubal's father for dead. Jubal is forced into manhood much sooner than expected when he is forced to shoot his own father to put him out of his misery. The memories of his family, his own guilt, and the echoing life lessons of his father, along with the beneficence of a kindly local Judge, help Jubal to seek vengeance on his family's attackers, pursuing them throughout New Mexico's gold mining towns, until he has his final vengeance. Jubal is sustained in this task by his friend Bob, the love of the Judge's daughter, Cybil, and his literary hero, Edmond Dantes of The Count of Monte Cristo.

Author Notes

Gene Hackman is the author of two novels and coauthor of three other novels. He is a two-time Academy Award-winning actor with lauded performances in such films as Unforgiven , Bonnie and Clyde , The French Connection , Mississippi Burning , and The Poseidon Adventure, among others. He lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico, with his wife and two German shepherds.

Reviews (1)

Library Journal Review

Jubal Young was raised in a loving and supportive family. His strong but gentle father taught him the skills and wisdom needed to build their new home. His mother and his younger sister, Prudence, provided the joy and mirth essential to endure the trials and tribulations of making a life in the rugged West. When a band of men burn their home and savagely murder his family, Jubal soon learns that this love provides the courage he needs to see that justice is served. In his quest to hunt down the killers, Jubal finds his lust for vengeance is tempered with the love of a beautiful girl and the unexpected friendships that he makes along the way. Verdict Film icon Hackman's fourth novel (Escape from Andersonville, Justice for None, and Wake of the Perdido Star, all cowritten with Daniel Lenihan) provides powerful imagery, well-researched facts about the old West, and a rousing story for fans of classic Westerns.-Melody Ballard, Pima Cty. P.L., AZ (c) Copyright 2011. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.