The loot of the Lazy AW. C. TuttleOmniClassics · Literature
The loot of the Lazy A
W. C. TuttleA cowboy's kindness to a stranger becomes entangled with a switched suitcase and a troubled ranch inheritance.
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About the book
Cultus Collins finds a distressed young woman alone in the San Francisco rain and intervenes when another man refuses to leave her alone. A meal meant to offer simple comfort is interrupted by gunfire, and their hurried departure leaves them with someone else's suitcase. Its contents point toward Arizona and a planned impersonation, turning an accidental encounter into a connection with a much larger scheme. Collins's work for the cattle association carries him into the disputes around the Lazy A, where local antagonisms make every new arrival significant. Tuttle mixes a mystery of identity and motive with the practical dangers of cattle-country investigation. Collins's dry speech and unfussy generosity give the rapid action a comic and humane center even as mistaken appearances multiply.
- Identity and deception
- Practical loyalty
- Ranch rivalry
Why read it
A small act of decency provides the convincing starting point for a fast-moving Western mystery.
English text of the Cultus Collins adventure