The Gallup 14

Excellent read! Combines a fascinating event (riot, murder, union vs. management, communism, immigration) with a fresh and very readable style. The characters, some real and some fictitious, are brought to life very well (the best being Bobcat)and the turmoil of the times comes across quite strongly. Is justice served in the end? That will be up to the individual reader to decide, and that decision will wait until the novel is finished. If you are into the culture and history of the southwest, you won't want to miss this one.

A must read for anyone interested in the social and cultural evolution of the southwest in the 1930's. A fresh writing style from this first time author. Five star kudos and a big thumbs up.

Having lived in Gallup for 20 years, and working with Gary through the State Bar of Arizona where he is a frequent speaker and writer, this book held a dual interest for me. What a page turner! The courtroom scenes are especially well told. He captures the historical incident with amazing detail and clarity, and feeling that only someone close to the legal profession and Gallup, New Mexico could obtain.

This is a well-written, fascinating novel, with an amazing control of the complex facts surrounding the events in Gallup, New Mexico in the 1930s. I enjoyed the use of actual courtroom testimony, real names and places, but with the added excitement of a fictional young lawyer and his girlfriend to discuss the case and make it entertaining. The lawyers' opening and closing statements are so real, and powerful, that they seem part of the courtroom history, till one realizes that they are part of the fictional side of the book, penned by the author to capture the true intensity of the court case. This book was enjoyable, thought-provoking, and definitely worth recommending.

This book is a page-burner. Anyone who likes historical fiction or courtroom drama ought to get it. Gallup 14 tells the story of a historic legal battle that resulted from a riot between coal miners and the sheriff in a small, western New Mexico town named Gallup. As with the best historical fiction, the book puts you back in time. Told through the eyes of a young lawyer in the town and his girlfriend, the book makes you care about all the characters. Each is distinct and real. I strongly recommend this book.