A Dark Path To Walk is the eighth offering in the popular Doc Hatcher Series.
Over the six decades and some more, Doc Hatcher had learned many things, but only recently had he learned what he thought to be the most important thing, for it explained much to him about his own life. Coming to know these things, Doc did as he so often had��he lashed out and sought the only solution he believed available. Fortunately, no one was there but him… or so he believed. In his coming to an understanding of everything, he unknowingly becomes a link in a desperate chain.
A girl, a special little girl, has gone missing, and the skills and talents that Doc possesses have never been needed more, though he would rather do anything else. But a mother’s pleading outweighs his own needs for a time.
With the assistance of a man that Doc had not seen for many years, they will examine every turned leaf and broken twig until this girl is returned to her frightened and heart-sick parents.
The knowledge of things only recently understood must be pushed aside, though never quite forgotten about as Doc and this young man follow a trail unlike any either of them have ever followed before. Too much hangs in the balance to not be relentless and steadfast; besides, Doc gave the girl’s mother his word that he would bring her back. Doc has never made empty promises, and he hasn’t started with this one.
When it is all over, and the girl is again safe and sound, only then will Doc be able to return to what he feels he must do. The girl is all that matters for the moment.
Genre: Western
Over the six decades and some more, Doc Hatcher had learned many things, but only recently had he learned what he thought to be the most important thing, for it explained much to him about his own life. Coming to know these things, Doc did as he so often had��he lashed out and sought the only solution he believed available. Fortunately, no one was there but him… or so he believed. In his coming to an understanding of everything, he unknowingly becomes a link in a desperate chain.
A girl, a special little girl, has gone missing, and the skills and talents that Doc possesses have never been needed more, though he would rather do anything else. But a mother’s pleading outweighs his own needs for a time.
With the assistance of a man that Doc had not seen for many years, they will examine every turned leaf and broken twig until this girl is returned to her frightened and heart-sick parents.
The knowledge of things only recently understood must be pushed aside, though never quite forgotten about as Doc and this young man follow a trail unlike any either of them have ever followed before. Too much hangs in the balance to not be relentless and steadfast; besides, Doc gave the girl’s mother his word that he would bring her back. Doc has never made empty promises, and he hasn’t started with this one.
When it is all over, and the girl is again safe and sound, only then will Doc be able to return to what he feels he must do. The girl is all that matters for the moment.
Genre: Western
Used availability for Jeff Crawford's A Dark Path to Walk