The Gunsmith 336: Bad Business (Gunsmith, The) [Kindle Edition]

J. R. Roberts (Author)

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Widow Lillian Kingsforth desperately needs Clint Adams's help. She's being pressure to sell her hotel by several gambling entrepreneurs who believe the property could be put to better use-and whose business practices include attempting to murder her.

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• Format: Kindle Edition
• File Size: 373 KB
• Publisher: Jove; Original edition (November 24, 2009)
• Sold by: Penguin Publishing
• Language: English
• ASIN: B002SV378Q
• Text-to-Speech: Enabled
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #317,572 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Another good read, February 25, 2010

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Pikminfan "bobsworld3" (Rossburg, Ohio United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: The Gunsmith 336: Bad Business (Gunsmith, The) (Paperback)

"Bad Business" has more of a modern feel to it than most entries in The Gunsmith series since it's set in San Francisco amidst a metro backdrop. The mysteries are plentiful here as Clint plays detective, seeking out a would be assassin or assassins at the request of a lovely hotel owner. There's a lot going on in "Bad Business" as this particular entry can boast having one of the more complicated plots in the series. Clint does a few surprising things this time around too-especially when a certain individual disrespects the woman he's working for. As always, Mr. Adams has his share of hook-ups also including one in particular that's especially memorable.

5.0 out of 5 stars "It's over," he said ,"except for the explanations." ...Clint Adams, June 9, 2010

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J. Guild (Toronto,Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Gunsmith 336: Bad Business (Gunsmith, The) (Paperback)

The other reviewers tell about all you need to know without giving away the story.
This is more of a detective story or a whodunit;than we usually get in this series.The story all takes place in San Francisco ;so there is nothing about the Old West,deserts and canyons,Indians,chases,saloon or mainstreet shootouts,horses,trains,gold mines,stage hold-ups,or really any historical connections.About all that qualifies it as a western is that it takes place in the right time period. The Gunfighter is simply a detective solving crimes,lots of suspects and motives and wraps it all up in the end with a bunch of explanations.
If you are one who likes detective stories,it will be more to your liking than what you can expect to find in most episodes of this series.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Clint Adams the One Man Better Business Bureau, May 6, 2010

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Lionel S. Taylor "history buff" (Covington, GA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Gunsmith 336: Bad Business (Gunsmith, The) (Paperback)

In Bad Buisiness Clint Adams is sent on an errand to San Francisco by the Pinkerton Detective Agency to investigate the death of an agent. He soon finds himself working on an attempted murder of a hotel owner. It is not long before other hotel owners start dying and Adams finds himself drawn deeper and deeper as the bodies begin to stack up. This is an interesting story and like the other reviewer said it has one of the more unusual love scenes. My biggest complaint about the story is that just like in the other story that I reviewed it does not seem to have any real ending it just stops as if the author realizes that he only has a page left to wrap things up a little more closure would be much appreciated.