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Robert B. Parker's Blackjack / Robert Knott.

ISBN: 9781101982532
ISBN: 1101982535
Physical Description: 324 pages ; 24 cm.
Publisher: New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons, [2016]
Copyright: &copy;2016

Knott, Robert, 1954- (author.). Parker, Robert B., 1932-2010 (Added Author).

Summary:

Appaloosa, the hometown of territorial marshals Virgil Cole and Everett Hitch, continues to prosper, but with prosperity comes a slew of trouble: gun hands, gamblers, drifters, and whores, all boiling in a cauldron of excess and greed. And there's a new menace in town: a wealthy, handsome easterner-and the operator of Appaloosa's new casino-Boston Bill Black. Boston Bill is enigmatic, flashy, and bigger-than-life. He's a high-stakes gambler and a notorious womanizer, and with eight notches on the handle of his Colt, he's rumored quick on the draw. when he finds himself wanted for the brutal murder of a Denver woman, the man of mystery quickly vanishes. Cole and Hitch set out on an extensive manhunt, and are confronted with a contingent of Denver lawmen, a legendary bounty hunter and longtime nemesis of Cole's, an escaped convict, and a refined woman of substance who just might prove to be the perfect match for Hitch.--Page 2 cover.