Zane Grey was one of the giants of the Western genre, and The Lone Star Ranger was his fourteenth novel published - by this time he was really hitting his stride. As you would expect with Zane Grey, the main character is tough and unrelenting, and the action is great.

The Lone Star Ranger is a Western novel published by Zane Grey in 1915. It follows the life of Buck Duane, a man who becomes an outlaw and then redeems himself in the eyes of the law.

Zane Grey (January 31, 1872 – October 23, 1940) was an American author best known for his popular adventure novels and stories that were a basis for the Western genre in literature and the arts; he idealized the American frontier. Riders of the Purple Sag1912) was his best-selling book. In addition to the commercial success of his printed works, they had second lives and continuing influence when adapted as films and television productions. �.