What happened to good old-fashioned westerns? They went out of vogue – so when one came along I pounced on it, especially since it’s written by one of America’s best crime writers. It’s classic stuff but with an extra twist and beside the gun fights and hard men is a tale that says something about men and women in the old West.
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'An exercise in pure, old-fashioned storytelling... fresh, fast and sure... The work of a master craftsman' Washington Post
'The plot of Seven Samurai and The Magnificent Seven, with the numbers whittled down and a few twists added... a conclusion that had to make Parker smile as much as his readers will' Los Angeles Times
'Beneath the trappings of this gunfighter novel, Parker really has something to say about ... men and women in the Old West' Library Journal
'Parker fans will expect the action and the smart-ass banter, but it's the sense of melancholy and irrevocable sacrifice that will separate this fine novel from most of the author's recent work' Booklist
'Stunning... This is one of Parker's finest' Publishers Weekly
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About Robert B. Parker
Robert B. Parker has long been acknowledged as the dean of American
crime fiction. His crime novels featuring wise-cracking private-eye
Spenser have earned him a devoted following and critical acclaim, while
his standalone novels continue to hit the American bestseller lists on
publication. At the 2002 Edgar Awards, Parker was named Grand Master of
Crime Fiction, an honour shared with Alfred Hitchcock and Ellery Queen.
