Five star review from Charles Rodenberger:
Should be a movie.
This is a well-written story of an older cowboy-former Hollywood stunt man who is now herding sheep for the man who took his small ranch. They mourn the loss of their son who died while on a kayak trip with his dad. His wife (who develops ALS, which is in the news with the ice bucket campaign) has a sharp tongue that gets him into a fight with the landlord's son, a former Marine. Buck, a former sniper with distinguished war record is convicted of manslaughter when he puts the son out of of the misery of dying from being pinned in his wreck that catches on fire. He is sent to Folsom prison, escapes so that he can be with his wife when she dies. They have trained dogs that protect both the sheep and their owners in a fine story that has to be read. The local sheriff, who has to arrest Buck is a former Seal and uses his skills in the story.
I don't want to reveal all that happens but every page is waiting to be turned.
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