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Kings of Colorado

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Kings of Colorado

By: David E. Hilton
Narrated by: Phil Gigante
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At thirteen, William Sheppard was sent to the Swope Ranch Boys’ Reformatory for stabbing his abusive father in the chest with a pocketknife. Buried deep in the Colorado Mountains, Swope is shrouded in legend and defined by one prevailing rumor: the boys who go in never come out the same. Days from civilization with only one accessible road - any prisoner who attempts to escape will be shot down without hesitation. There is no forgiveness from the mountains or the guards. At Swope, mustangs are trucked in to be broken by a select group of inmates. Once the horses are gentled, they are sold across the Southwest. Horses come and go, delinquent boys come and go. The boys break the horses, Swope breaks the boys. If the boys are to withstand the ranch, they must first overcome violence and tragedy - only to be haunted forever....

©2011 David E Hilton (P)2011 Brilliance Audio, Inc. Coming of Age Fiction Genre Fiction Literary Fiction Ranch
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Praise for Kings of Colorado:

"A sort of Stand by Me behind bars.” (Publishers Weekly)
“For years I have searched for an heir to Golding’s Lord of the Flies, and this is it." (Will Lavender, New York Times bestselling author of Obedience)
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I didn't like this at all. It's a great story and we'll written but I found the level of violence and especially sexuall violence traumatic. I wouldn't have read it if I'd realised.

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