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Product Description: The New York Times–bestselling author’s richly imagined work of historical fiction: a powerful tale of the Old West from the acknowledged master of crime fiction.
I had an eight-gauge shotgun that I’d taken with me when I left Wells Fargo. It didn’t take too long for things to develop. I sat in the tall lookout chair in the back of the saloon with the shotgun in my lap for two peaceful nights. On my third night it was different. I could almost smell trouble beginning to cook . . . .”
After the bloody confrontation in Appaloosa, Everett Hitch heads into the afternoon sun and ends up in Resolution, an Old West town so new the dust has yet to settle. It’s the kind of town that doesn’t have much in the way of commerce, except for a handful of saloons and some houses of ill repute. Hitch takes a job as lookout at Amos Wolfson’s Blackfoot Saloon and quickly establishes his position as protector of the ladies who work the backrooms—as well as a man unafraid to stand up to the enforcer sent down from the O’Malley copper mine.
Though Hitch makes short work of hired gun Koy Wickman, tensions continue to mount, so that even the self-assured Hitch is relieved by the arrival in town of his friend Virgil Cole. When greedy mine owner Eamon O’Malley threatens the loose coalition of local ranchers and starts buying up Resolution’s few businesses, Hitch and Cole find themselves in the middle of a makeshift war between O’Malley’s men and the ranchers. In a place where law and order don’t exist, Hitch and Cole must make their own, guided by their sense of duty, honor, and friendship. Customer Reviews: Rating: 
Date: 2008-07-06
Nobody is like Parker!
I will always pick up a Parker book - regardless of the price (don't get any ideas Parker publishers!)
Parker's dialogue is so entertaining - that even though the action isn't "James Bond" level - there is always the sharing of morals and high prioritization of the value of empathy and listening to the heart as well as the brain, concluding in doing the "right" thing. Rating:
Date: 2008-07-04
So little action
Comfortable read, but short on substance. The story is much shorter than it appears when you first pick up the book, leaving you wondering why there isn't more descriptive writing, especially the action scenes, which are over before they have a chance to draw you into the scene. I sometimes get bored when an author goes overboard with detail, however, this book would have been a lot more interesting if the author had set up the action scenes with some tension. This Side of the Gate Rating: 
Date: 2008-07-04
What do we really want in a hero?
Robert B. Parker writes books about REAL men. You know, the way they used to make 'em--- the kind who had integrity and stood by their women and their word and faced up to bad guys (you know, like neocons and Republicans and fascists and bullies and liars, that sort).
And he throws in some literary allusions now and then too, the kind you wouldn't get unless you really know your books.
We need some real men good guys like that now, or is it just a fantasy that they even exist? I'm starting to think so, now that I've seen Barack Obama's policy on FISA and faith-based initiatives.... Rating: 
Date: 2008-07-03
Good story, Western appeal
Reminds me of the classic Western movies they used to make. The reader does a good job. The story has a good plot line and interesting characters. A little slow at times but overall a good listen. Rating:
Date: 2008-07-01
Spenser and Hawk predecessors
If Spenser and Hawk lived in the cowboy days, here they are. THe courage, the cool, the manliness, and the secret code of honor are all intact. As in Parker's other books, the keys are characterization and dialogue. How does he do it! |
