Resolution
by Robert B. Parker
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Author: Robert B. ParkerEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2008-06-03
ISBN: 039915504X
Number of pages: 304
Publisher: Putnam Adult
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Book Review: Civil Killers Amid Battles for Control
Summary: 5 Stars
Resolution is the second in what appears to be the start of a series of western novels featuring gunmen and sometime lawmen, Everett Hitch and his friend Virgil Cole. The first book is Appaloosa which you should read before Resolution. In Appaloosa you will learn a lot about these two characters that will make Resolution much more interesting and enjoyable.
The roles in Appaloosa are somewhat reversed here: Everett Hitch arrives in Resolution before Virgil Cole does, and Virgil decides to hang around to help his friend. This is another new town, but one without any law. The local mine owner, Eamon O'Malley, and Amos Wolfson, local saloonkeeper and businessman, are on a collision course to see who can take over the other's activities. Naturally, Wolfson needs someone to keep order in the saloon, and Everett finds that to be easy work after he kills a local trouble maker.
Matters become complicated by the interests of ranchers who want to raise their families in the area and make a little money, something they can't do with Wolfson squeezing them. Everett and Virgil have a soft heart for the ladies who rent by the hour and the families of the ranchers. Although Wolfson thinks he owns Everett and Virgil, they don't think of themselves as slaves and set out to do what seems right.
This story explores many interesting themes about what law and order are based on, what civic and personal responsibilities are, the roles of men and women, and what it means to work for someone else. For those who like action, there's enough of that to satisfy without overwhelming the literary bent of the writing.
All in all, if you want a thinking person's western, you will have a hard time finding a more satisfying one. Although the writing is clearly defined by the genre, Parker's plot and dialog allow Resolution to provide fresh angles for old themes. It's fun see how Mr. Parker does it.
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