Kilkenny

Name: Kilkenny
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by Louis L’Amour Book 3 in the Kilkenny series.

First published 1954

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Kilkenny has spent years trying to escape the reputation created by his skill with a gun. After killing a reckless young challenger at a stage station, he withdraws to a remote Utah valley where he hopes to ranch quietly and keep his name out of other men's quarrels.

That plan fails when powerful cattleman Jared Tetlow decides to take control of the valley's limited grazing. Tetlow is willing to buy, intimidate or kill local ranchers, and the man Kilkenny shot was his son. The range dispute therefore combines a struggle over land with a personal vendetta. Kilkenny must choose between preserving the anonymity he wanted and defending neighbours who cannot match Tetlow's resources, knowing that open resistance will reveal exactly who he is.