Virgil Cole and Everett Hatch search for a young woman who has captured Virgil's heart. They are searching in the towns along the Rio Grande. When they find the girl, she has sunk to being a whore in a run down bar.
The men rescue the girl and travel to Brimstone, Texas. This is a town that is growing due to the railroad and the cattle business.
Based on their reputation as lawmen in other towns, the sheriff gives them a job as deputies.
They encounter a former bandit who has opened a high scale bar and a preacher who preaches militant Christianity.
I enjoyed the story and observing the ongoing clash between the bar owner and preacher.
Parker does a good job in describing his characters and the Texas setting.
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When would this book have been set? I'm not all that familiar with the history of that area so my guess could be off by a long shot.
Seems like the setting was in the 1800s. They don't say but since it discusses the railroad coming to southern Texas towns, that would be my estimation.
Mike
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