A Cry From Within the Mountains
(2024)(The fifth book in the Doc Hatcher series)
A Novella by Jeff Crawford
The fifth adventure in an exciting Mountain Man series from Jeff Crawford!
After spending the spring and summer learning to live with the death of his good friend, and the role he had played in the tragic event, Doc Hatcher welcomed the cooler air of autumn. Winter would come sooner than he would be prepared for, but he couldn’t worry about that just yet; there was something else he needed to do first. For the first time in months, he knew what he wanted, and passing words, along with spending time with his last remaining good friend was just what he needed. But the sudden appearance of the lost stranger gave him an additional reason to go make a visit of Walt Minnifield. After all, it was Walt’s great nephew that he had stumbled into.
Because of a misunderstanding that should never have taken place, two decisions were made on the same day at the well-known trading post. Walt’s nephew was going to stay and learn the business from his elderly relation, and the young married couple that helped Walt were going to leave if the young man was staying. Loyalty carried more weight, in Noah’s eyes, than blood. But unfortunately, as he would soon have to learn, the need to do what is right carries more weight than anything else. A week after leaving Walt’s, Susan returned, naked, bloody, and alone with a terrible tale to tell.
With young Alton Minnifield at his side, Doc takes off in a desperate race against time to find Susan’s husband while he may still yet be alive. The half white, half Indian with a grudge against the world will leave a bloody trail of death and woe for them to follow. And on this hunt, Doc will do what he can do better than any other man, while Alton will begin to understand more about himself and just what he is capable of doing as he tries to assist Doc in an effort that cannot be allowed to fail. A young man’s life and a young woman’s peace of mind are at stake, and both need saving.
For all of the isolation that Doc has learned to live with and understand, A Cry From Within The Mountains is the one thing that he cannot and will not ignore.
Genre: Western
After spending the spring and summer learning to live with the death of his good friend, and the role he had played in the tragic event, Doc Hatcher welcomed the cooler air of autumn. Winter would come sooner than he would be prepared for, but he couldn’t worry about that just yet; there was something else he needed to do first. For the first time in months, he knew what he wanted, and passing words, along with spending time with his last remaining good friend was just what he needed. But the sudden appearance of the lost stranger gave him an additional reason to go make a visit of Walt Minnifield. After all, it was Walt’s great nephew that he had stumbled into.
Because of a misunderstanding that should never have taken place, two decisions were made on the same day at the well-known trading post. Walt’s nephew was going to stay and learn the business from his elderly relation, and the young married couple that helped Walt were going to leave if the young man was staying. Loyalty carried more weight, in Noah’s eyes, than blood. But unfortunately, as he would soon have to learn, the need to do what is right carries more weight than anything else. A week after leaving Walt’s, Susan returned, naked, bloody, and alone with a terrible tale to tell.
With young Alton Minnifield at his side, Doc takes off in a desperate race against time to find Susan’s husband while he may still yet be alive. The half white, half Indian with a grudge against the world will leave a bloody trail of death and woe for them to follow. And on this hunt, Doc will do what he can do better than any other man, while Alton will begin to understand more about himself and just what he is capable of doing as he tries to assist Doc in an effort that cannot be allowed to fail. A young man’s life and a young woman’s peace of mind are at stake, and both need saving.
For all of the isolation that Doc has learned to live with and understand, A Cry From Within The Mountains is the one thing that he cannot and will not ignore.
Genre: Western
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