Reviewed By Paul Johnson for Readers’ Favorite (5 Stars)In 1877, things in the West are still wild. Emmitt McGowan, range detective, is working for The North West Cattle Coalition. While traveling to Austin, Texas, for a meeting with the Governor on behalf of his employer, he is bushwhacked, a clear case of mistaken identity. He takes the body back to Round Rock Texas and within days he and his partner, Ben Maxwell, are reluctantly drafted by the association of ranchers located around Round Rock in an attempt to stop a shady local ranch owner suspected of stealing their cattle. Emmitt and Ben are quickly caught up in a tangled web of cattle rustling and murder. There’s a range war looming in the near future if they do not find and stop the rustling. Emmitt requests the help of the Texas Rangers to solve the case, and in doing so, desperately hopes to protect the woman he loves, his partner and himself from the bad men out to do them harm…I found They Rode From Round Rock by Michael Loyd Story to be a very well written and entertaining tale. The cast of characters is thoroughly defined and the dialogue is right for the period. There is danger, suspense, intrigue and a little romance thrown together in an interesting period story as well. The author has included a lot of detail and I found from time to time the volume of this detail and side story slowed the plot a little. However, the action and suspense more than compensated for this and I really enjoyed reading it. Overall, well done.