The Lonely Men
Written by Louis L'Amour
Narrated by David Strathairn
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In The Lonely Men, Louis L'Amour spins the tale of a man who must elude an Apache trap-only to discover that his greatest enemy might be very close to home.
Tell Sackett had fought his share of Indians and managed to take something of value from his battles: a deep and abiding respect. But that respect is lost when Apache braves kidnap his nephew, forcing Tell to cross the border into the Sierra Madres to bring the boy back. What troubles Tell more, though, is the boy's mother: Could she possibly be inventing a rescue mission to deliver her husband's brother into an ambush?
Tell knows that the only things he can depend on are his wits and cold steel. But against such adversaries, even these formidable weapons may not be enough.
From the Paperback edition.
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Reviews for The Lonely Men
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- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Good solid entry in the Sackett series about Tell Sackett being sent into Mexico to locate and rescue a child taken captive by an Apache tribe. Enjoyable.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Slowly, but surely, I made my way through The Lonely Men by Louis L'Amour. In this volume, Tell Sackett is enlisted by his sister in law, Laura, to recover her son who has been kidnapped by Apaches. The rescue mission is dangerous, even potentially suicidal. But, the boy is a Sackett, his brother Orrin's son, so he will take up the attempt. Tell soon learns that Laura's story doesn't completely add up. Why would she lie? Is her son in danger? Will Tell and his friends come back alive?I listened to a number of L'Amour books on tape a few years back, including Jubal Sackett, which I greatly enjoyed. Around same time, I attempted to read one of his books. What was true then is true now: L'Amour's style is hard for me to engage. I find the writing incongruous with caring about the characters and what happens to them. That is not say that the situations presented aren't rife with peril and drama. What discourages me is L'Amour's, and thus his character's, detachment from the drama. On the flip side, I can see that Tell Sackett is a lonely man as the title declares. He has suffered loss and great pain. He's a nomad, rambling from place to place doing this thing and that. It is how he lives. The theme of family loyalty, and how L'Amour describes it, is a captivating aspect of his writing. The Sackett family, though spread far and wide, has family loyalty ingrained in them. When one is in need, all are in need, and take steps to address concerns. This is why Tell rides into Indian Territory at the risk of his own life. Along for the ride are his travelling companions, also fiercely loyal, and for a similar, but different reason. Like soldiers on the battlefield, there is a brotherhood of solitary men, who may group together for mutual benefit, not knowing well his companions, but trusting them to his core on their shared journey. This, again, is very well conveyed in L'Amour's prose. Like many serial westerns, there are gun battles with Apaches and bad men, as well dangerous situations that appear to have no avenue of escape. These fell flat for me in that I just didn't entirely care if they survived.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5This is another book in the Sackett series and features Tell Sackett. Unlike today, news travels slowly and Tell doesn't know that the ex-wife of Orrin Sackett is "ex" and out to make sure Sacketts suffer. So when she informs Tell there's a young Sackett who has been kidnapped by Apaches, he believes her and off he goes. It is a fun book, full of adventure and wonderful descriptions of the land. Tell is one of my favorite Sackett characters and his observations are always interesting. The only problem is the book is short! It tells the story, though. It is just me wanting to spend more time there.If you like traditional Westerns, you've probably already read this book. If you haven't, then pick it up; you'll enjoy it.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Meh. This wasn't a great read, but not a bad one either. The story line was fine, going on a fool's errand to retrieve a boy from the Apaches that doesn't exist. Unfortunately, there were some really nice conveniences, that made the story work like it did. Not that there were predictable, but they certainly were nice to have when the story progressed.
Also, it's starting to get a tad old with all of the Sackett stories revolving around gold. Every. Single. One. Some more, some less, but it's always the same. I thought this story might be different, as I was very close to the end of the book, without a mention of it. Then, right in the last 3 pages of the book. a gold claim. Yay. ._.
Also, as is typically with Louis L'Amour writing, the book just sort of ends. It's really quite clear, that as a writer, L'Amour might have writer's block on how to finish a story. Every time, his stories come to very abrupt endings, some hanging openly, some closed hard, but always very abrupt and curt. - Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Tell is sent off into dangerous Apache country to rescue his little nephew - Orrin's son - who doesn't exist. This is just Orrin's ex-wife Laura's way of getting revenge on the Sackett family. The reader is privy to her plot from the beginning, but the unfolding of the adventure, and it's final outcome is Sackett courage at it's finest.