The Right Man For the Work
(2023)(The second book in the Noah Weyland series)
A novel by Jeff Crawford
The past was the past, and it was where it belonged—locked safely away in a box in the back of a closet in the furthest reaches of his memory. That was where former Texas Ranger Noah Weyland kept those events. Everyone knew that he had been a Ranger and a hard one, but no one knew why the Rangers had feared riding with one of their own.
Robert Wilson, originally from Wyoming and now from Chicago, had been asked by his publishers to write a book about the Texas Rangers. Eager for the opportunity, he dived into the research only to find a name kept appearing here and there—Noah Weyland, one time Ranger and now cattle rancher in South Texas. When asked, people knew the name, but were reluctant to say more. After a series of letters exchanged with Elise Weyland, a time for Robert was arranged to come sit with Noah and be the first to know the truths. Elise knew the greatness of her husband; now she wanted everyone else to know.
Day after day, the stories from the old days came out. Sometimes with pride, sometimes with trepidation. But as the pages filled with the truths from thirty years earlier, a connection was made between the writer and the one-time lawman, a connection that Noah had never made with anyone else. Robert was getting what he needed for his book, but he was also removing the weights that Noah had borne silently upon his shoulders for so very long.
The Right Man for the Work tells how some of the worst met their end, and Noah Weyland was right there dispensing judgement as he saw fit or thought necessary. Judge for yourself if he was right or wrong, but don’t offer your opinion to Noah Weyland. He has already made that decision for himself.
Genre: Western
Robert Wilson, originally from Wyoming and now from Chicago, had been asked by his publishers to write a book about the Texas Rangers. Eager for the opportunity, he dived into the research only to find a name kept appearing here and there—Noah Weyland, one time Ranger and now cattle rancher in South Texas. When asked, people knew the name, but were reluctant to say more. After a series of letters exchanged with Elise Weyland, a time for Robert was arranged to come sit with Noah and be the first to know the truths. Elise knew the greatness of her husband; now she wanted everyone else to know.
Day after day, the stories from the old days came out. Sometimes with pride, sometimes with trepidation. But as the pages filled with the truths from thirty years earlier, a connection was made between the writer and the one-time lawman, a connection that Noah had never made with anyone else. Robert was getting what he needed for his book, but he was also removing the weights that Noah had borne silently upon his shoulders for so very long.
The Right Man for the Work tells how some of the worst met their end, and Noah Weyland was right there dispensing judgement as he saw fit or thought necessary. Judge for yourself if he was right or wrong, but don’t offer your opinion to Noah Weyland. He has already made that decision for himself.
Genre: Western
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