When a Denver lawman is killed in Appaloosa, U.S. Marshall Virgil Cole and deputy Everett Hitch must track down three dangerous men as quickly as possible. However, this murder leaves Virgil and Everett with more questions than answers, and when a bounty hunter from Virgil's past arrives in town, and with a new woman in town catching Everett's eye, things get even more complicated in this booming mining town.

ROBERT B. PARKER'S BLACKJACK is brought to life by Robert Knott, adding another excellent story to the Cole and Hitch series. Fans won't be disappointed and new readers will fall in love with the characters and the setting of the fictional Wild West town of Appaloosa. The setting is fantastic, and everything from buildings to roads, to landscape is described with just the right words. The descriptions are short, but Knott knows how to use specific words to bring a setting to life. The jail and new casino are especially well done, and put the reader right into the Wild West. Virgil with his no nonsense attitude and unflappable character make him the perfect gun hand and cowboy.

BLACKJACK gets the perfect narrator in Everett, Virgil's steady and intelligent right-hand man. Allie has been hard to read in previous novels, but she starts to have a more likable and genuine personality in ROBERT B. PARKER'S BLACKJACK. There are two very surprising characters who enter the story, and they add a few great twists into the plot. I appreciate that ROBERT B. PARKER'S BLACKJACK isn't just a straightforward story, but one with plot twists, secrets, and a little mystery. If readers are looking for a gun fighting, gambling, cowboy filled Western then they should look no further than the thrilling Cole and Hitch series with ROBERT B. PARKER'S BLACKJACK being another outstanding addition to a page-turning series.