This surprisingly entertaining novel reminded me of Louis L' Amour's fiction. Started with a bang and kept up the pace for the most part. The sarcastic humour was not L'Amour, but the fast paced story involving a man hung for a crime he did not commit who by a fluke does not die and then as he pursues his attackers, he must teach himself how to survive in the wilderness in winter without any tools is vintage L'Amour.

This was a pleasant read I had difficulty putting down for dinner. ( )