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.

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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

The derby says it all!

The cover art for this book started me off in the right frame of mind. Who could ignore a man with a derby setting at a jaunty angle and a devil may care set of the shoulders neatly accented by a silver star? Eagerly waiting to get to the next chapter, I was surprised it was in first person complete with an accent! Narrator Singer did a better than excellent job with the Iron Marshal and combined with one of L'Amour's best works, the book was a listen in one time! The action, the humor, the hints of romance all made a great listen! Being in first person I got to follow his theories, his intuitive roles, his deductive reasonings to
conclusions that were bang on! luckily I did understand all of the sheriff's speech in spite of my ability to not understand any language with a strong accent. Yes even some southern belles elude my interpretive skills. But back to our original theme: The Iron Marshall is in the top five of Author L'Amours books! It was enthralling with the opening paragraph and allowed no deviation until the end. If you feel you're not a Western reader/listener, you must spend a credit on The Iron Marshal and discover that not all westerns follow pulp fiction or penny dreadful formats! This is the original barn burner!

Excellent Prose and Performance

Story a bit longer than most L'Amour books but very good. Erik Singer is an excellent linguist and actor -- many accents and ad libs such as chuckles, heavy breathing after a fight scene, musings.

excellent

well done performance to wonderful story. I can only think of a handful of stories that held my attention like this one.

One of my favorites

They need to make a movie of this one too I didn’t want the book to end

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.

A Favorite!

This is one of Louis L'Amour's books that I have listened to many times. The plot is slightly different from many of his westerns, but is one of my favorites and really showcases his love for the west. Erik Singer vibrantly brings it to life! It is his performance that brings me back time and again. I highly recommend!