After reading a Western and Shibumi I came upon the fact that Trevanian had written a 'Western'. Naturally I could not resist. It took a bit of tracking down, but I eventually secured a second-hand copy.
   It's a peculiar book. The characterisations are brilliant, and the setting realistic. Somehow I expected it to... bubble along a bit more quickly than it did. Maybe I'm turning into a teenager with a limited attention span.
   One thing that did strike me was that Trevanian is not shy of giving his characters strong political biases and motivations, and some of the monologues by the baddie of the book uncannily resemble some of the problems the USA is experiencing today.
   And the ending of the book was a trifle unexpected. I liked it well enough. In fact, I liked the whole book well enough, although it wasn't the masterpiece I'd been hoping for. I doubt you'll see it anywhere soon, but if you do and it's going cheap, it's worth a read.