As the book itself describes:
" A whip-cracking, action-packed adventure that brings the Wild West vividly to life, from the bestselling author of The Roman Mysteries."
Narrated by 12 year old half Lakota Sioux "Pinky", we are pulled into the action from the first page, and the pace never lets up.
"My name is P.K. Pinkerton and before this day is over I will be dead.
My foster parents were scalped & killed a few days ago on my 12th birthday. I came to this lawless town of Virginia City to escape their fate but now I find myself trapped down the deepest shaft of a silver mine, with three desperados hot on my trail.
Before they find me, I am going to write this account so you will know What Happened and Who Done it."
Pinky dashes from scrape to scrape in a tale packed full of colourful characters, disguises and close shaves with the dastardly desperados in hot pursuit.
Real-life historical figures are woven into the story, such as Sam Clemens (later known as Mark Twain) a reporter at the Virginia City newspaper The Territorial Enterprise.
The end of the story is the perfect opening for the rest of the series.
The book group all loved this book, despite some gory and brutal scenes. They all thought they would read the other books in the series when they are published. Here are their comments:
"Really exciting" - Ana
"Really surprising" - Freya
"Really good, I recommend it." - Lilah
"It really gets you into it." - Lottie
"Most books take a while to get into, but this one pulls you in really quickly and it's hard to stop reading." - Poppy
Page Turners rating : 4.5/5
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