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Cost of a Killing [Dramatized Adaptation]
Jeston Nash, Book 4
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Ralph Cotton
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In a hail of thunder and gunfire, Jeston Nash fled a new Orleans billiards hall with a land deed in one hand, a blazing pistol in the other. He'd won his gamble with Quick Quintan Cordell fair and square. But in seconds, violence flared, Cordell lay dead, and Sheriff Pat Garret's voice still rang in Nash's ears...somewhere, someday, they would meet again....
Jeston Nash learned about robbery from his cousin, Jesse James. But it was the wild outlaw Billy the Kid who taught him that even a wanted man is just a man. Nash catches up with the kid in a dusty town of drunken bottle-shooters. Along with a scraggly band of gamblers and gunslingers, they ride for New Mexico, where for Billy the Kid, freedom lies just beyond the border.
For Nash, the enchanted land holds the chance to exchange his hard-won land deed for the hauntingly beautiful and seductive Contessa Cortez. But their dreams turn to dust in the face of revolutionists, scalp hunters, and the deadliest threat to of all - the determined Sheriff Pat Garret, who plans to take Nash down with the Kid, all in the name of justice.
Performed by Dylan Lynch, Michael John Casey, Matthew McGee, Nora Achrati, James Konicek, Tim Pabon, Ken Jackson, David Jourdan, Scott McCormick, Christopher Graybill, David Coyne, Terence Aselford, Thomas Keegan, Tim Getman, Steven Carpenter, Richard Rohan, Evan Casey, Eric Messner, Patrick Bussink, Mark Halpern, Tim Carlin, Danny Gavigan, Nick DePinto, Nanette Savard, Mort Shelby.
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- James Ryan Jake
- 02-11-22
4 Brilliant Storylines In This Masterpiece Series.
PLEASE! Please!! PLEASE!!! Please!!!! PLEASE!!!!! Please!!!!!! PLEASE!!!!!!! I'm asking You Ralph Cotton. Could you make another book for this great Series!! This has got to be one of the greatest book / audiobook series I have read or have ever read with such great amazing character development. The Jesten Nash Series only keeps getting better. there has to be more to their story I believe that these characters we would love to grow old with. I say this because I'm going to go on a ledge By saying Something I Truly Think. I think that there is a little bit of all of us in these characters and I think that's why it's so popular. I believe we all can relate to what they have gone through in certain ways that might not be the same exact activities that they're partaking in these books. what I mean is how they feel about what they learn and how they feel about what they've done and how they want to change their lives. also it shows how they're growing and that they're not just criminals they're real people that have feelings and a heart for people they grow so much from the first book. I never found out of these books were actually in order because I believe in the last book there's no mention of his love interest and his son from the first book. they have no mention I Call the Main Character ( Mr Beatty) there's no mention of his son or his wife. so I'm wondering if this book series is just in a random order or if each storyline is a independent book on its own. because if I'm not mistaken none of these books connect to each other. meaning that if you start the book series that book three and then go to book one you're not going to really see that you missed anything that you might not be understanding you'll understand just as much if you going to random order and then if you do go in order. I mistakenly took book three as book 1 out of one is to be better at labeling which book in the series is which they don't do good at labeling books in order. so I was misinformed book three was actually book one but it wasn't at all so I had to kind of go out of order so I actually First Listened to Book #3 then onto Book #2 Followed By Book #1 Them Ended The Series With Book #4. Ralph Cotton I am hoping to see that there will be a book #5 & Maybe Book #6 & #7 Heck even a Book #8. maybe finishing the series Completely & thoroughly with What I Hope Could Be 4 MORE Books!! to round out the series with a total of 8 books in the series. I do Honestly believe there is enough room for Even More Character Development While introducing All Of Us to several new characters as well. thank you Ralph Cotton for such a beloved cast of characters With such Wonderful storylines for everyone to enjoy. and finally last I would like to thank you are there not being such harsh language. there was a little bit but really they're hardly was any and I am so appreciative for the book being really friendly compared to so many other books in this genre. as a believer in Jesus Christ as a Christian I really found this book to be entertaining & also quite safe for Families All over The World to Come Together in these very harsh scary times to come and listen to such a wonderful story with each and one of these books so that we may forget the horrible things going on outside in today's society in this world and just forget about the problems and for a little bit take a trip to the past and enjoy the amazing story that you created for us to jump into our imagination and take a break with the family and just enjoy each other's company as we listen to one of your great books. God Bless, Sincerely your fan, & Your Brother In Christ , James Scott II
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- Anonymous User
- 09-23-21
Really enjoyed the Dramatized version of Ralph’s books. I hope that dramatizing future books will be considered.
These dramatized books are the closest thing to being in a movie and certainly adds a sense of being involved in the action.
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