Borden Chantry vs North to the Rails: Which Should You Read?
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Borden Chantry
Marshal Borden Chantry faces his roughest assignment--to find a savage, trigger-happy gunman responsible for five grisly murders.
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North to the Rails
When Tom Chantry comes west to buy cattle, he quickly runs into trouble. During a drunken scuffle in a bar, Dutch Akin challenges Chantry to a gunfight. Leaving town rather than face Akin, Chantry is quickly branded a…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Borden Chantry has the widest readership — 4259 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Borden Chantry | North to the Rails | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.1 (4259) | 4.1 (2372) |
| Hardcover | 4.0 (7) | 3.5 (2) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.5 (97) |
Reception
| Borden Chantry | North to the Rails | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 4259 | 2372 |
| Editions | 19 | 17 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Want to read | 1175 | 707 |
| Reading it now | 419 | 196 |
| Written reviews | 176 | 113 |
| Pages | 176 | 192 |