Shadow Guns

The President sends O'Grady to Missouri in an attempt to keep a pro-slavery candidate using bullets to win a vital election. During this mission he encounters a pair of sisters who compete for his affections, their father the man accused of using brutal methods to win the election. O'Grady doesn't reveal his identity as he struggles to discover just who is doing what to whom. The story includes a well-written horse race, double-cross and plenty of intrigue. Not as much `fighting' action as I expected from a Sharpe book but nevertheless it held my attention well as the plot thickened and moved swiftly to the final showdown. Also shows O'Grady to make mistakes, letting his desire for a beautiful women keep him from doing what he should have done which results in two peoples deaths. IMHO this shows O'Grady to be more human than the superhero some western characters come across as. Classic typo error, page 28 when Canyon O'Grady suddenly turns into Jon Sharpe's other hero Fargo! (The Trailsman)