Saturday 14 December 2013

The Fire of Greed

By Bill Yenne
Berkley, November 2013

Bounty hunter Bladen Cole rode into Santa Fe with the bodies of two wanted outlaws who decided to try their luck against his Colt .45. But he’s riding out with an even more profitable venture – the capture of four robbers who stole a payroll from the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway.

Rather than let word spread about the theft, the railroad men need someone who can get the job done quickly and quietly. This is a job for a bounty hunter.

Following a trail of bodies, Cole soon realizes that the payroll robbery is only the beginning of something much bigger and bloodier on the horizon…

This is the second Bladen Cole book and it proves to be just as an entertaining read as the first. Bill Yenne fills his tale with intrigue, action, and a number of excellent twists to the tale.

Bladen Cole’s pursuit of the payroll robbers brings up painful memories of his past, something that will become one of the major storylines of this tale. Cole will also meet someone who may have a meaningful role to play in his future too.

Bill Yenne switches regularly from character to character weaving a number of different threads that are soon heading on a collision course. Not all these threads are resolved at the same time, in fact some launch new problems for the bounty hunter.

With both strong male and female roles, a gripping plot that at times mirrors a Shakespeare play, exciting gunfights, visual descriptions, believable dialogue (and very little bad language), this is a book that should be on the reading list of all western fans.

3 comments:

Unknown said...

Hi- the book looks really good! My name is Linell Jeppsen. I have written and published seven novels, but my upcoming novel is a (gasp!) WESTERN called, Deadman's Lament. I would love a review and to find some new friends who love the western genre. I suppose this is not the place to go for a review but I couldn't figure out how to post to the main man- HELP!!! If you could respond maybe I won't put my boot in the wrong place from now on? Thanks, Nel

Steve M said...

Go to 'About Me' (below blog list) and you'll see a link to email.

D Mitchell said...

Great story telling with details that ring true. Find a sofa , lie down in a hammock ;you'll finish this one in one read and wish the bookstore was still open. Bladen Cole is the West ! Railroad men ... can't trust 'em !