The Devil and Lou Prophet

Westerns should be more than simple 'Aw, shucks! Shoot-em ups' and Brandvold takes them into a more believeable realm with true-to-life characters, well written action sequences, and an accuracy of someone who well understands that real life cowboys and western figures were rugged, salty, and as tough as they had to be. Brandvold knows his territory, weapons, and craft and like Elmore Leonard's westerns his books too provide more than just surface stories and settings. I found his books by accident and because they're such good entertainment I'll remember them on purpose. Now scractch yourself, spit, and and say $%# & *, like a real cowboy woulda done and enjoy the book!

I would have given this book a five except for the love makeing between Lou and Lola. I don't buy a western for that. Lou Prophet is a bounty hunter. He is hired to bring Lola Diamond in to testify against Billy Brown. She saw Brown kill a man. Brown runs the town and usually does anythng he wants. He sends several people after Lou and Lola to kill them before they get back to town. Lou is very good at bringing them down as they come but Brown and others finally gang up on them in the end. There is lots of action and the book is very fast moving. If you like a good western and don't mind some sex parts you will like this.

Lou Prophet, bounty hunter with a rough edge, fast gun and an instinct forsurvival gets far more than he expected when he accepts a mission toescort the lovely and spirted showgal Lola Diamond back to Johnson City totestify against a killer.Billy Brown controls Johnson City with an iron and lethal hand, but sitsin a jail awaiting trial and hanging--if Lola arrives by 12 noon to testify against him. Brown, accused of slashing a barman's throat, vows Prophetand Lola will never reach the courtroom alive. Through his crooked lawyer, he sends vicious cutthroats after the two, resulting in the deaths of anumber of innocent people and explosive confrontations.Will Prophet get Lola back in one piece and on time? And will Prophet beable to handle the fiery showgirl who wants no part of testifying against Brownand looks to escape at every juncture?THE DEVIL AND LOU PROPHET is fast-paced, wild and woolly western action. Prophet is often surly and single-minded, but honorable and quick-witted. Lola holds her own and Brandvold write the West with authority and detail.Western fans won't be disappointed.-----...