Reviewed by Anne Boling for Readers' Favorite

Shamus Ghillie is Irish/Choctaw Indian, aka known as The Big One among the  different tribes. He was a former Confederate soldier. At one time he planned to Kill General U.S. Grant. He never followed through. The Civil War is over and Grant has become President.

President Grant, sends an Army LT. out west to locate Ghillie and bring him to Washington. Ghillie was known as a skillful hunter. The American West was growing. Indians were being dispersed. A man known as Sidewinder Tom Barter is the head of a small gang that disguises themselves as Indians. They robbed the stagecoach raped the women and then murdered everyone. They also treaded the Indians blankets that were from diseased white folks. The infected tribe would die. The Government tried to capture Barter but he would escape across the border and  reside in Canada where the army could reach him. This is why the President needed Ghillie.

Ghillie was the first secret service man for the Government. It was easy to get caught up in this book. The action is intense. The reader is there as Ghillie’s woman is kidnapped and as he acquires his horse Shiloh. This adventures captures the essence of the  nation in the middle 1800’s.

I like the way the author brings history to life. This is a fictional novel but felt real. This was a great read! Young and old alike will enjoy reading about the west.