The Sky-liners: The Sacketts

A Novel

By: Louis L'Amour

Narrated by: Jason Culp

In The Sky-Liners, Louis L’Amour introduces Flagan and Galloway Sackett, heading west from Tennessee to seek their fortunes. That’s when they came across an old Irish trader who offered them two fine horses if they would agree to escort his granddaughter, Judith, to her father in Colorado. Flagan saw nothing but trouble in the fiery young woman, but they needed the horses. Unfortunately, Flagan was right, for Judith had fallen for James Black Fetchen, a charismatic gunman whose courtship hid the darkest of intentions.

Now Fetchen and his gang are racing the Sackett brothers to Colorado—leaving behind a trail of betrayal, robbery, and murder. Flagan and Galloway can only guess why Judith is so important to Fetchen and what awaits them at her father’s ranch. One thing Flagan knows for sure: The tough and spirited woman has won his heart. But can he trust her with his life?

©1967 Louis and Katherine L'Amour Trust; (P)2003 Random House Inc. Random House Audio, a division of Random House, Inc.

Authentic story of trail drive moving cattle

Really loved the complete storyline with winning, losing, relationships of both good and bad. Could very well have happened just the way this story is told. Growing up in the 1950's in East Tennessee on a 350 acre cattle farm in the mountains and working like dogs with no electricity, no plumbing, just a house built from the trees we harvested from our land to clear the land for our cattle. Hunting, fishing, robbing bee hives, and working for neighbor farmers shoveling waste matter, it was a hard life but so rewarding. I love this author's stories because I am comfortable with them. I knew my first girlfriend a day less than a month and ask her to marry me, we were married 5 months latter and are getting ready to celebrate our 54th anniversary, as in this story you meshed with someone and you most likely married them no long after. The way most of the people I grew up with did and the bulk are still married unless one or both have passed away.

Mother has always loved Louis

Being blind now, what a blessing Audible is!!! The readings are clear and enthusiastic! Awesome

Never a dull moment

Any Louis L'Amour book is a good one! Good character portrayals. Can't get enough.

Great story, well read

Not my favorite sackett characters, but still awesome and an excellent read. Good narrator and great plot, as always from Louis Lamour.

Enjoyable Series

Louis L'Amour has a way of bringing the old west and the settling of this country alive. I feel that the first 2-3 books in this series of about 17 or 18 books, were the best. The rest are entertaining and keep my interest, however they have become predictable. I will finish the series but take a break from going from one book to the next right away. If you like western fiction, you can't beat Louis L'Amour.