Title: A Modern Day Western Disappointment
Review: The 1st thing you need to know about Silver Rock is that this is set in the 1950's not the 1850's. Thus except for a hidden sniper scene, the book is pretty much bereft of any gunplay. There are a couple of good fistfight scenes. After reading the first few scenes of the book, I was reminded of the Spencer Tracy film "Bad Day At Black Rock", a great movie which is also a modern western. Both book and movie deal with a war veteran returning to find something about the family of a dead brother-in-arms. The similarities end there. Silver Rock deals with Tully Gibbs' efforts to mine a valuable but forgotten claim with his friend's father. There is little action and a standard subplot involving a girl, a jealous boyfriend and Tully's guilty secret. All in all, a disappointing effort from a Western Master.
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