The Iron Marshal

A Novel

By: Louis L'Amour

Narrated by: Erik Singer

Length: 6 hrs and 30 mins

Publisher's summary

He was a tough enforcer for a New York gang. But when young Tom Shanaghy made one too many enemies, he skipped town on a fast-moving freight. He landed in a small Kansas town that had big dreams, no name, and the need for an honest lawman. Tom figured that a knuckle-and-skull man from Five Points would be perfect for the job. He didn't know that a high-stakes cattle drive was headed his way and that leading it was a vindictive rancher bent on settling an old score, even if he had to destroy the town to do it. Tom had himself stuck in the middle of the feud before sunset on his first day in town. All he could do was hope that his years on the Bowery had left him with the smarts he needed to keep himself alive.

©1979 Louis L'Amour (P)2017 Random House Audio

I'm a L'Amour fan ...

I love listening to L'Amour books! Erik Singer did an amazingly nag job of narrating, transitioning seamlessly from Irish accent to western drawl to high-class refined lady to New Yorker. I look forward to the next on Earth!

Excellent

Another outstanding story that I have enjoyed again. It seems the stories get better each time around. So thankful for the Navy friend that got me hooked on my favorite author.

Excellent performance

Very entertaining. Great story and the performance was one of the better ones I’ve heard

Slightly different tone, absolutely great

What did you love best about The Iron Marshal?

It is recognizably L'Amour -- I've read and loved so many of his novels and short stories. This one is a little different story line and characters than the other westerns. Like the others, it hangs together well. This is my new favorite. An interesting mystery. The main character plausibly develops over the course of the story. Lots of action.

Liked the audio version

Good character voices. Nice narration style made for easy listening.
I enjoyed spending the time listening to the story play out.

Iron Marshall is Solid!

Erik Singer does a stellar job of performing this classic by Louis L'Amour - - greatest western genre storyteller.

good book.

good story line. great narrator. not to many slow spots in the story. definitetly recommend.

Entertaining western mystery

Excellent story and narration . The main character was a man with principles and a man to be admired .

Loved it

A good story the narration was excellent. I have beeñ a fan of westerns since childhood. Louis L'Amour is the best

Loved It!

Mr. L’Amour never disappoints! And this title is no exception.
From the first sentence, I was hooked and I enjoyed every part.

The book begins about 2/3’s of the way through the story and then backtracks to a young Irish boy landing at Ellis island.

As the boy grows up, we get to know what New York was like in the late 1800’s, due to L’Amour’s vivid descriptions.

Then we’re off to Kanas where, although it’s not quite the Wild West, it’s definitely more in line with what we’re used to reading from L.L.

The story is a ‘who dun it’ that gives us trains, beautiful villains, murder and a protagonist who embodies all the best qualities L.L. tends to give his hero’s.

It’s a fine listen for just about anyone. L.L. is descriptive with fight scenes, but not so much with the shootings. Nothing worse than you’d see on TV. PG13.

The narration is good. The cadence is perfect and the actor’s accents are clear and clever. I plan to listen to Erik Singer again!

My fully 5 star ratings are for books that move my soul and change my way of thinking. This book is not in that category, but it is GREAT ENTERTAINMENT.