Review of The Unlikely Cowboy
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Review of The Unlikely Cowboy
The Unlikely Cowboy by James E. Doucette is a book that centers on the life and struggles of a police officer all his life and how he also lost his family: his parents, his wife, and his son. Feeling a lot of pressure at work, he had to resign and move to Texas to start a new life. This happened after the incident of him killing the brother of Pablo, a drug lord.
Joseph D'Angelo worked for twenty years in the NYPD and retired as a sergeant. In this process, life has not been all that fair to him, as he lost his parents, his wife, and his son in the space of just five years. Hector, Pablo's brother, felt that he had been living in his brother's shadow for too long. Back home, he's not seen in a good light as he found it easy to kill innocent civilians. If not for his brother, the others in the business would have killed him a long time ago. Hector decided that he was going to rob a bank. So he forced minors to join him in the operation. However, Joe, who had gone to handle the situation, killed Hector in self-defense. This incident eventually caused him to resign and move to Texas. Working as a gun repairer, will the shadows of his past life come hunting him?
Joe was an interesting character. He was capable yet humble. He was hardworking and efficient too. I was impressed by the things he did in the story. I liked the community life he found himself in when he moved to Texas. It was their welcoming nature that helped him a lot. Everyone was willing to help each other. I also thought Pablo's grandmother to be interesting. She loved her family. But most interestingly, she prayed for her grandchildren to stop dealing drugs, and she cursed her husband and son for starting the business. This got me fascinated because I always thought that those in families that deal in such business are either aware and support it fully or unaware.
While reading about Texas was interesting, I found some of the events to be too dull. From the book's title, I did expect to read something about Texas, but the thrilling way the story started made me think that I was in for a crime thriller that would keep my interest piqued until the end. However, the book suddenly dulled and started talking about mundane things while introducing new characters and everything. This is the only thing I didn't appreciate about the book. I also found some errors. Hence, I rate it 4 out of 5 stars. Overall, the book was good, and the storyline was well-structured. However, I removed a star because of those parts of the book that seemed to drag on. I recommend it to cowboys and those interested in Texas.
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The Unlikely Cowboy
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