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Appaloosa
- Virgil Cole and Everett Hitch, Book 1
- Narrated by: Titus Welliver
- Series: A Cole and Hitch Novel, Book 1
- Length: 4 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Categories: Literature & Fiction, Genre Fiction
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Summary
When Virgil Cole and Everett Hitch arrive in Appaloosa, they find a small, dusty town suffering at the hands of renegade rancher Randall Bragg, a man who has so little regard for the law that he has taken supplies, horses, and women for his own and left the city marshal and one of his deputies for dead. Cole and Hitch, itinerant lawmen, are used to cleaning up after opportunistic thieves, but in Bragg they find an unusually wily adversary, one who raises the stakes by playing not with the rules, but with emotions.
This is Robert B. Parker at his storytelling best.
Critic reviews
"Parker fans will expect the action and the smart-ass banter, but it's the sense of melancholy and irrevocable sacrifice that will separate this fine novel from most of the author's recent work." ( Booklist)
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- Ian D. Barrass-sykes
- 12-04-09
mean and moody
This story grabs you from the very start. The two main protagonists engage in quirky monosyllabic conversations, which are delivered excellently by a superb narrration. It is a buddy story about two lawmen who have their own rules they live by. The story bowls along at a good pace, with outlaws, shoot outs, indians and everything else you want in a wild west story.
I highly recommend this to all those who love a good story.
1 person found this helpful
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- Danny Farham
- 01-08-17
Brilliant western
This story is one of the best westerns ever. The narrator was perfect for the story. Now I'm gonna have to download the next book in the series.
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- Barbara
- 14-01-06
I am over 60 but ...
Maybe because most of my Saturday afternoons were spent at the local theater where the tickets were $.25 cents and popcorn was $.10 and every third movie was a western, but I loved this audible book. I liked the characters, I liked the plot, I really liked the reading. It was one of those books that stayed with me for days after and made picking up the next listen difficult. You do not have to be a guy with a Zane Gray collection to appreciate this novel.
15 people found this helpful
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- Jeffrey
- 07-07-05
One of the Best Old west tales
This was a great book. A great and realistic tale about two Old West Marshalls. It has everything Friendships, gunfights, mercenaries, Train robbberies, Murder, Indians; everything you would expect from old west fiction. If you are a fan of the Wyatt earp tales or enjoy old west sagas like the HBO show Deadwood. This book is highly recommended.
12 people found this helpful
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- Dennis
- 14-06-05
A Good Western
I never read or listened to any Robert Parker books that didn't have Spencer in them. He can sure write a good western. It was one of his best books that I had experienced so far. If you like a good western, you will love this book.
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- Gregory
- 10-01-07
excellent
The story, the relaxed pace, the characters are all classic western genre. I listened to this on a 9 hr. drive and the time melted away. I was transported to the world of Parker's creation. Each chapter (and there's a lot of them) is short and moves the story forward. I kept wondering, how is this going to resolve itself - and that part is so simple but elegant I laughed; yet the sentiment of the resolution left me emotionally satisfied in a way few books ever do. Fanfriggintastic.
6 people found this helpful
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- Johnnie Walker
- 14-01-06
I am over 60 but ...
Maybe because most of my Saturday afternoons were spent at the local theater where the tickets were $.25 cents and popcorn was $.10 and every third movie was a western, but I loved this audible book. I liked the characters, I liked the plot, I really liked the reading. It was one of those books that stayed with me for days after and made picking up the next listen difficult. You do not have to be a guy with a Zane Gray collection to appreciate this novel.
5 people found this helpful
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- Virgil
- 15-06-05
Wow... what a book.
I just finished listening to Appaloosa. If you like the western Genre then this is a great book. If you don't, it is still a great book. It flows well from beginning to end. It is a true Story of friendship.
2 people found this helpful
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- G. Minott
- 06-03-22
read this one twice
It's a fast-moving story, and believable to yours truly, who spends a lot of time on horseback. after reading, don't miss Rene Zellweger's film portrayal of a main character.
1 person found this helpful
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- John
- 18-09-08
Tough characters, tough talk, tough country
An engrossing (if rather short) story, with gritty non-nonsense characters and some clever dialogue. Mercifully free of the usual Western cliches and central-casting characters, the two lead figures are interesting and well described. A longer book would have allowed more development of their characters and the supporting cast, but its still satisfying. I'll definitely look for more like this.
3 people found this helpful
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- Daniel
- 29-06-05
Deeep plot.
It's been awhile since I've read a Western and I guess there's not always that much too them. This one was mediocre in my mind. The cowboy dialogue was funny and I like the way it was written in the first person (which worked well for the narrator). My main complaint was that the plot was pretty light and there weren't alot of details to supplement that fact.
6 people found this helpful
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- Mandy L
- 20-04-07
Great western
Great audio book with wonderful characters.
2 people found this helpful