Targett [Mass Market Paperback]

Robert J. Randisi (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 1997

When gun-for-hire Targett stopped in Dodge City, he thought he'd visit with his old friend Sheriff Bat Masterson. He wasn't in town 30 minutes before he found out that Masterson had moved on and then he was staring into the cold eyes of the new sheriff, Bill Tilghman. Tilghman took one look at Targett and thought one word--trouble. And he was right.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

The eponymous hero of this second-rate western, set in Dodge City, Kans., in the late 1880s, is an "honest" gun for hire--he'll bend the law but he won't break it. The town's new marshall institutes a controversial law: no guns on the streets of Dodge City. Dan Clark, keeper of the saloon where Targett whiles away his time with prostitutes and beer, believes that gun control sounds a death-knell for Dodge, the appeal and profitability of which depend on its reputation for wild R & R. Clark hires Greg Valentine to kill the marshall, and asks Targett to help. When rudely refused, Clark instructs Valentine to hit Targett first, forcing the honest but gunless gunman to side with the marshall. Randisi's ( Full Contract ) characters are limp, their actions and motivations solely subservient to his plot.
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

From Library Journal

This slim Western novel features a male protagonist bearing the title name. The plot is fairly predictable, complete with genre cliches. Targett, a mysterious stranger, rides into town to rescue a kidnap victim. He straddles the line between law and lawlessness. As in many books of the genre, the characters are not well developed. We never know the rationale behind anyone's actions. There are a few graphic scenes of violence--indeed, the old West was a place of violence. The book is written more for the male reader; there are descriptions (often explicit) of the "women of the evening," even though there are no sex scenes per se. Though this is quick reading, genre fans will find an author like Elmer Kelton much more satisfying.
- Angela Washing ton-Blair, Brookhaven Coll. , LRC., Farmers Branch, Tex.
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 176 pages
• Publisher: Leisure Books (December 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0843943378
• ISBN-13: 978-0843943375
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.2 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,677,837 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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