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by Robert B. Parker (Author) "I was in the Blackfoot Saloon in a town called Resolution, talking with the man who owned the saloon about a job..." (more)
Key Phrases: pink shirt, lookout chair, back shooter, Virgil Cole, Frank Rose, Cato Tillson (more...)

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Parker applies his customary vigor to this sequel to Appaloosa (2005), in a sparse, bullet-riddled rumination on law and order, friendship and honor. Narrator and hired gun Everitt Hitch takes a job as lookout in Amos Wolfson's Blackfoot Saloon and, in short order, guns down local upstart Koy Wickman and stands up for the town's beleaguered prostitutes. Without fully intending it, he creates a haven of orderliness amid the chaos of sheriff-less Resolution. But larger forces are at work as Eamon O'Malley, competing with Wolfson for control of Resolution, hires freelance thugs Cato and Rose to replace Wickman. Lest Everitt end up outnumbered, his old friend Virgil Cole turns up just as Wolfson and O'Malley amass armies for a decisive battle. Wolfson's army turns out to be the more unsavory and dishonorable, winning the day against O'Malley—but Virgil, Everitt, Cato and Rose are prepared to settle things the honorable way. Though the plot meanders its way to a too-fast climax, Parker's dialogue is snappy and his not-a-word-wasted scenes suit this Spartan western. (June)
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Mystery stalwart Parker’s 2005 western Appaloosa may have surprised a few folks, but really, where better than the Old West for his terse, punchy dialogue; buddy-bond themes; and propulsive, rock-steady storytelling? This follow-up finds Everett Hitch in the town of Resolution, drawing pay for peacekeeping the Blackfoot Saloon, owned by a scheming cross-eye who goes by the name of Wolfson. When trouble starts, Hitch remembers the words of his partner, Virgil Cole: “Sometimes you got to kill one person early, to save from killing four or five later.” Well, Virgil ain’t always right, and after he arrives in town to lope around with Hitch, a war breaks out between Wolfson and pretty much the rest of the community. Between gunfights, the two heroes moralize on the law—there isn’t a stranger or funnier scene in any western than the two gunmen jawing over The Social Contract by “Russo”—and wonder if they aren’t on the wrong side of the fight. With a healthy, but not overly graphic, body count and a gravelly cadence of yep- and nope-based banter, it doesn’t take Parker long to clean up a town. If he’s disposed to take much more time away from Spenser et al., here’s to hoping he’ll linger awhile with Cole and Hitch. --Ian Chipman

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Product Details

Hardcover: 292 pages
Publisher: Putnam Adult (June 3, 2008)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 039915504X
ISBN-13: 978-0399155048
Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6 x 1.3 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)

Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (57 customer reviews)

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pink shirt, lookout chair, back shooter

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Virgil Cole, Frank Rose, Cato Tillson, Koy Wickman, Blue Shirt, Henry Boyle, Eamon O'Malley, Major Lujack, Short Sally, West Point, Beth Redmond, Everett Hitch, Fritz Stark, Zorn Tully, Blackfoot Saloon, Bob Redmond, Sergeant Canavan, Pete Simpson, Willy Beck

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5.0 out of 5 stars Hitch and Cole, Together Again, June 12, 2008

By	Richard B. Schwartz (Columbia, Missouri USA) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER) (REAL NAME)

Everett Hitch and Virgil Cole, Parker's protagonists in Appaloosa, are back. This time they're in a town in the Western territory with the promising name of Resolution. Needless to say, Resolution will be a better, but less-populated town, when their work is through there.

The western is at its best when it is exploring the implications of a world without law, a world with shifting rules and shifting borders, a world defined by the men and women who find themselves there and must somehow create civilization (or hell) by themselves. That is the ethos of Resolution and Parker plays it like a first-chair violinist. I have always said that he is at his best when he is stretched and his occasional forays into this genre stretch him. The result is a tight plot, engaging characters, and the opportunity to reflect, very economically, on the nature of man and the nature of law. The dialogue is spectacular, as is the tone and the texture. Bottom line: prime Parker. Don't miss it.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Good to see you again Hitch..., June 6, 2008

By	Jason Frost "RubiconReader" (California) - See all my reviews

This book came along at just the right time for me. It's been a while since I've read a Western and I was having some trouble finding a good one. I walk into work this past Tuesday and I find out that Mr. Parker has one being release that day! Didn't have to ask me twice what my next book was. I read and absolutely LOVED Appaloosa and while I don't think this was a sequel, it was a continuation.

I did enjoy this one but not quite as much as Appaloosa. It seemed like Mr. Parker was always leading up to something and then when it got there it was like bang, instead of BANG!!! I did, however, love the banter, if that's what you want to call it, between Everett and anyone, Cole and anyone, and Everett and Cole. Simple, to the point, no minced words, and no double talking. Mean what you say and say what you mean.

I was looking for a little more violence in this story. And I don't mean violence just for the sake of violence. I mean violence that went along with the personalities of the men. I loved how Everett dispensed of Koy (not a spoiler, it's in the dust jacket) and how Cole did what he did at the end but I wanted more of that in this story. I do like the way this author writes his Westerns and he's got me very curious about his other work.

This was a very good book, but not a great book. I think there could have been so much more with this story but this is just my opinion and this is not my work. If you like Westerns then I would suggest you get this one. I just like my Westerns to be a certain way, others will love this book just the way it is.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Town Tamers, June 15, 2008

By	Mel Odom (Moore, OK USA) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER) (REAL NAME)

After the final scenes of Robert B. Parker's novel APPALOOSA, fans knew the story of Everett Hitch and Virgil Cole couldn't end there. Especially not with a movie starring Ed Harris and Viggo Mortensen waiting in the wings.

RESOLUTION takes up only a short time after the previous novel. Everett Hitch is still riding solo at this point and takes a job at the Blackfoot saloon as a security guy. I enjoy the relationship between Everett and Virgil, because that relationship is the bones of what Parker has stated will be a three-book series. I knew I wouldn't have to wait long for the action to begin, or for Everett and Virgil to get back together.

Parker delineates his two principle characters very well. Virgil Cole is an unfinished man in a way. He knows what he has been but he doesn't yet know what he will become. Everett Hitch, on the other hand, has no qualms about addressing what he is. His moral convictions are centered and steady, and he never questions his actions or his motivations for doing them.

The town of Resolution remains somewhat undefined and isn't seated in the historical Old West. Parker seems content to just lay the town in where he wants to and sketch in the background and surroundings the way he did in APPALOOSA. Given the story that he wants to tell is skeletal and action-packed, readers don't need much of a history or true-to-life geographical setting the way Louis L'Amour and Elmer Kelton do them.

In no time at all, Everett finds himself neck-deep in trouble. As security man for the Blackfoot Saloon, he works for Amos Wolfson. Wolfson is intent on buying up as much of the town and surrounding land as he can, and he's made enemies of the local ranchers and Eamon O'Malley, Resolution's other financial baron who is also making moves at a major land grab.

Although Parker concentrates on the relationship between Everett and Virgil, he paints an interesting picture of an Old West town being born. The shifting fortunes of the populace bounce back and forth between Wolfson and O'Malley as each of them squares off to become top dog of Resolution.

Everett quickly ends up becoming recognized as a protector of women, starting with the prostitutes that work the two saloons, and spilling over into the domestic arena. He's a definite man of action, but also of compassion, and that rankles the ire of Wolfson who doesn't want the added aggravation. Still, Everett sticks to his guns.

The characters are simple for the most part, but that's why I enjoy reading these books. Parker portrays Everett and Virgil as the same kind of men I grew up with in the small Oklahoma towns where I lived. I understand the values at once, even though a lot of people might think those men were more complicated. Virgil seems driven to understand more about what he's doing and why, but Everett just accepts himself without question.

I think the duality between the two men, the places where they fit together so well, and Virgil's imperfections that keep them apart, paints a pretty accurate picture of the differences between men of the Old West and of the New West.

The story is light and straight-forward. There aren't any surprises in this one, but I had a good time and read it in a couple sittings. Parker fans will love the book and Western readers will enjoy it if they've never read anything by the author before.

I'm looking forward to the movie and to the third book in the trilogy. Seeing how Virgil eventually reconciles himself to his lethal attraction for Allie, the singer that has all the morals of an alley cat, should be interesting.

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3.0 out of 5 stars 3.5 Stars - The Old West has a new fan.
First Sentence: I was in the Blackfoot Saloon in a town called Resolution, talking with the man who owned the saloon about a job. Read more

Published 4 days ago by L. J. Roberts

3.0 out of 5 stars Laconic western
Sparse, tense dialogue. Fast, hard-boiled action. The characters don't talk much and don't have much to say. But it's a pleasure to listen to them. And they can shoot. Read more

Published 25 days ago by B. Mauro

4.0 out of 5 stars Check for missing pages in paperback edition
I'm a Robert Parker fan and have all his books - mostly in hardcover. The paperback version of "Resolution" that I received from Amazon was missing about 50 pages from the middle... Read more

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5.0 out of 5 stars Gunslinger trilogy
The sequels to "Appaloosa," - "Resolution," and "Brimstone," are out with Audio Download. I liked them. Good story's, quick tight shootouts. Read more

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2.0 out of 5 stars Brimstone
Parker's Appaloosa had a certain charm, but by this the 3rd in the series, he has run out of ides, purpose, plot or charm, and is riding his cliche's too hard for this reader to... Read more

Published 1 month ago by D. Georges

4.0 out of 5 stars Bravo to Parker for helping keep the Western alive
The death of the American Western has been wildly exaggerated, possibly by reviewers of fine sensibilities who would just as soon it fade into the sunset. Read more

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4.0 out of 5 stars Better Resolution
I like good westerns which was why I picked at APPALOOSA and I like Robert B. Parker so I expected more. Read more

Published 2 months ago by Kregg Jorgenson

4.0 out of 5 stars Good Sequel
As with most sequels, the story wasn't quite as good as Appaloosa, but a very good read none the less.

Published 2 months ago by L. Whitfield

1.0 out of 5 stars Spare, like a lone tumbleweed and about as interesting
Incredibly unoriginal. The two-to-three-page chapters seem indicative of a writing style with few ideas. Read more

Published 4 months ago by David M. Marks

5.0 out of 5 stars A worthy sequel:
If you enjoyed "Appaloosa" by Robert B. Parker(which I did), then you will no doubt enjoy "Resolution". Read more

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