Bounty hunters Frank Nolan and Ed Cole find themselves pinning on tin stars for the first time in their adventurous lives as they agree to be the co-marshals of Tascosa, a wild new town in the Texas Panhandle. The respectable citizens are living in fear of outlaw Brett Harding and his gang, and they turn to Nolan and Cole to deliver some law and order and make Tascosa a decent place to live. The new lawmen try to rally the town behind them, but there may be more hidden dangers in Tascosa than the two long-time trail partners are aware of.
GUNS OF TASCOSA is a traditional Western in the very best sense of the term, with stalwart heroes, despicable villains, a little humor and romance, and plenty of well-written action. Author Ryan Fowler, a prolific writer under his own and other names, spins his yarn with a breakneck pace and well-developed characterization.
And then, part of the way through the book, he springs a plot
twist that I didn’t see coming at all. This is always a huge bonus as far as
I’m concerned because I love it when a book surprises me. Fowler also brings a
sense of gritty authenticity to this tale. It’s easy to see that he knows and
loves the Texas Panhandle. This is excellent reading for fans of classic
Westerns, and I give it a high recommendation. It's available for pre-order on Amazon.
2 comments:
Title made me think of A. Leslie Scott that located some of his Jim Hatfield/Bradford Scott adventures to Tascosa and other rough Panhandle towns. Would you think Fowler knows he’s writing in this tradition?
I'm sure he does. I don't think he's read as many pulps and old Western paperbacks as we have, but he's well aware of the tradition.
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