Taking the Long Way Around the Barn by Eli Mayhew Taking the Long Way Around the Barn is the classic western triangle between a cowboy, his horse and a girl, right? Or maybe not. When it’s time for Rux Tuttle to ride off into the sunset, fair damsel Sammi has disappeared, her daughter has stolen his horse, and there’s a blinding snowstorm. Undaunted, Rux sets off to rescue Sammi, bringing along the daughter, the horse, an illegal Mexican couple, an Indian beauty and a horny priest. A wild romp through the new (circa 1986) old west, from the mountains of Arizona to Scottsdale, Los Angeles, the High Plains of West Texas, and Houston About the author: Eli Mayhew is another one of those !#*%#*&! lawyers, who took up fiction writing, following the advice of several judges who suggested as much after reading his legal briefs. Oddly, Eli does not write courtroom dramas. click here to learn more about the author ISBN 0-9718361-2-4 Fiction / $19.95

Here's what others say about Taking the Long Way Around the Barn:

"A hilarious ride. Rux holds the reins. Sammi holds Rux. Sammi’s ex-husband holds a grudge. Witty dialogue and fresh prose keep the reader glued to the saddle."
-Roy Fish, author of Iceman

"The book is hard to put down. I kept saying, ‘I’ll just read one more chapter."
-Dick Schmelzkopf, author of Brain Damage, The Wizard and the Amethyst Eyes of Purpose, Gamblers Book of Poetry (co-author Scott Cool), I Finally Stopped Drooling in Public (soon to be released)

"Eli Mayhew injects his wit and story-telling expertise into every nook and cranny of this fast-moving story. Cowboy and musician Rux Tuttle attracts the needy, misfits and down-and-outers like iron shavings to a magnet. Rux’s travels and his efforts to help his compadres are entertaining and, at times, poignant. Don’t miss this great read!"
-Jack Crumpler, author of Sister Cathedra