Robert B. Parker's the Bridge - Cole and Hitch Book 3

Zusatztext “Rapid-fire dialogue and quick-paced action…a must read.” — Historical Novels Review “Knott’s third shot at re-creating the Cole-Hitch partnership is by far the best…the two reflects the dry humor that helps bond them. There is also a very clever mystery mixed in! and the Seraphine subplot adds a  Twilight Zone  finish to an extraordinarily entertaining novel."                        — Booklist “For fans of the late Parker! this book is a refreshing reunion with these cowboy characters who choose their words and situations most carefully…much to enjoy.”— Deseret News “Fans of the late Robert B. Parker’s best-selling novels about territorial marshals Virgil Cole and Everett Hitch will be delighted to discover a new adventure written by famed author Robert Knott! who also penned the earlier series entry Ironhorse . In The Bridge ! the duo investigates a strange disappearance and gets some unlikely help from a fortune teller.”— Cowboys and Indians Magazine Praise for Robert Knott “Clever detective work and considerable shooting…it reads lightning fast…suspenseful.”                         — Booklist!  on  Robert B. Parker’s Bull River     “Robert Knott has penned the next great saga featuring Everett Hitch and Virgil Cole. It reads just like vintage Parker! and the story line crackles with excitement and humor. Parker fans are going to love it!”                          —Ed Harris! Academy Award–nominated actor Informationen zum Autor Robert B. Parker was the author of seventy books. He died in January 2010.   Robert Knott is an actor! writer! and producer! as well as the author of the New York Times bestsellers Robert B. Parker’s Bull River and Robert B. Parker’s Ironhorse . His extensive list of stage! television! and film credits include the feature film Appaloosa! based on the Robert B. Parker novel! which he adapted and produced with actor and producer Ed Harris. Prologue The dense mass of stars was unusually ominous and threatening, as if the whole tangle of constellations was up to no damn good. The wide night sky pushed down hard on the four weary horsemen, appraising them, like a powerful and intolerant observer. With their tilted brims and slouching shoulders, the mounted men rode single file and without word, as their horses carried them toward their destination. They were all fairly young. One was a hefty fellow with a large gut; the second was gangly with a narrow face and shoulders; the third was also skinny but was dark-skinned, maybe a half-breed; and the fourth was small and wiry. Hard to know what the hell these night riders were thinking. What was going on in their heads? They would have had to feel the overhead pressure, the challenging and unforgiving weight. The stars loomed close enough to reach out and touch; a twisted twinkling expanse. The four horsemen rode slowly, deliberately up the eastern rim of the Rio Blanco River. The only sound was the occasional clink of a bit, the footfalls of their horses, and the soft rumble of the white-water river in the canyon far below. The dropping moon provided enough light for them to see their dogged and hell-bent way, and just ahead, where he was supposed to be, they saw the big man waiting for them. They had met him only once before. They knew from the brief encounter he was not someone to cross. Not ever. He was different, above average in every respect. He could smile and show his nice white teeth, but he was menacing and ill-tempered to his very core. There was something even more dangerous about him: it was as if he were from another place in time. One of the riders told the others that the big sonofabitch reminded him of what the warrior Achilles might have been like....

Product details

• Authors: Robert Knott
• Publisher: Putnam Publishing Group
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.12.2014
• EAN: 9780399171130
• ISBN: 978-0-399-17113-0
• Dimensions: 165 mm x 237 mm x 30 mm
• Series: A Cole and Hitch Novel; A Cole and Hitch Novel
• Subject: Fiction > Narrative literature