Longarm 241: Longarm and the Colorado Counterfeiter

I enjoyed this book a lot. A solid action yarn, Longarm knows what needs to be done and sets about doing it and blasting everyone that stands in his way.On the minus side - there is very little depth to the story or any characters, this is simply a "he did this and then he did that and then he did this other thing" style of story, there is little interaction or puzzling to be done. There are also a few "un-Longarm-ish" traits on display, as though the author forgot some of the basics for Longarm.On the plus side - its a ripping action yarn with a nearly impossible mission. No figuring or sneaky plots going on (a staple in the early stories). A good intro into the series as it doesn't assume any previous knowledge or characters.Having read the book and listened to the audio, the audio adaptation is quite well done, the abridged version flows very well and captures the essence of the story. The ... scenes have been downplayed a bit. Mr. Cameron is increasingly comfortable with the style and characters of the stories and does an excellent job, using different voices (but not so forced that they sound dumb) for characters and better pacing and intensity then earlier works.

Longarm goes undercover to arrest a counterfeiter, living in fortress,protected by 40 hired guns. This is not a "who-done-it" Longarm, but more of a "how am I going to do it". The villian is indentified by page 6, so the book is mostly an action novel. There is less sex in this book than most Longarm novels and this makes for a little dryer reading. Only outlaws are killed, staying away from an annoying aspect of some Longarm books, where being a bystander is not good for your health. The book has a surprise, which I did not see coming, that earned it an extra star. Otherwise it would have only been an average novel in the Longarm series. I would recommend this book to all readers of Westerns