• Dead Ringer

  • A Western Trio
  • By: Louis L'Amour
  • Narrated by: Lloyd James
  • Length: 6 hrs and 36 mins
  • 4.7 out of 5 stars (1,411 ratings)

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Dead Ringer

By: Louis L'Amour
Narrated by: Lloyd James
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In the first in this trio of Western stories by Louis L'Amour - "Black Rock" - Jim Gatlin, a Texas trail driver, arrives in the town of Tucker where he finds himself quickly drawn into the middle of an all-out battle for the XY Ranch when, due to a case of mistaken identity, he kills the segundo of Wing Cary's Flying C Ranch. Gatlin is a dead-ringer for Jim Walker, who, like Cary, wants control of the XY. Gatlin is thrown into a situation in which all he can do but fight for his life.

Seventeen-year-old Shandy Gamble in "Gamble of the KT" is in Perigord with plans to buy a new saddle and bridle with the $500 in reward money he had received for catching two horse thieves, but instead he gets conned out of the money. He returns to the KT Ranch never mentioning what happened. But when he learns the con man is back and hanging out with the June gang, he decides it's time to get his money back and even the score.

Always a fighting man, both for the US Army and in battles across the ocean, Tom Kedrick in "Showdown Trail" has been hired to help run off the squatters and outlaws occupying a strip of land claimed to be unusable swamp. When he learns that he is being misled by his new bosses and that the squatters are honest and hardworking settlers, including one of his father's old friends, he has to determine which side he will fight for.

Louis L'Amour is the most decorated author in the history of American letters, and his stories are loved the world over.

©2019 Louis L'Amour (P)2019 Blackstone Publishing

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Travel back To another time.

A great wild West adventure, Well worth the time spent. Very exciting, Excellent , Realistic.

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Real qestern stories filled withaction!

Loved the characters and brought to life by excellent descriptive action and details. Loved the stories.

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Wahoo

As always He writes from the knowledge of the West. The hero always is the best of the breed.

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great escape

L'Amours' style effortlessly takes you back to a simpler time. Crack onto these westerns to get away from the daily chaos.

This trio is entertaining and well worth the listen.

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love me some Lamour

as always, great stuff by L'Amour. I was able to listen to this for free with my audible account. the reader did a great job.

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Still my favorite author

Louis L'Amour remains a favorite writer and thes books are no exception. Great entertainment of the old west.

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three more great westerns

loved all of these western stories, the telling of them was in what I feel was true western style

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Good group of stories

I've always enjoyed reading and listening to books by Louis L'Amour. These three stories were good.

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What can I say. It is L'Amour.

Good stories. Narration is great. Gives characters their own voices. Typical of Louis L'Amour. The best

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Great story for repeat listening enjoyment

What a great story teller. Have listened to it several times and have always enjoyed it. Narrator's voice for Berwick character makes him sound like he has blubber in his mouth.

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