Resolution a novel
After a bloody confrontation in Appaloosa, Everett Hitch heads into the afternoon sun and ends up in Resolution, an Old West town so new the dust has yet to settle. He takes the job as lookout at Amos Wolfson's Blackfoot Saloon and quickly establishes his position as the protector of the ladies...
| Main Author: | Parker, Robert B., 1932-2010. |
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| Other Authors: | Welliver, Titus. |
| Format: | Audiobooks Audiobook (CD) |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
New York, N.Y. :
Random House Audio,
cp2008.
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| Edition: | Unabridged. |
| Subjects: |
| Summary: |
After a bloody confrontation in Appaloosa, Everett Hitch heads into the afternoon sun and ends up in Resolution, an Old West town so new the dust has yet to settle. He takes the job as lookout at Amos Wolfson's Blackfoot Saloon and quickly establishes his position as the protector of the ladies who work the back rooms. When greedy mine owner Eamon O'Malley threatens the loose coalition of local ranchers, Hitch finds himself in the middle of a makeshift war between O'Malley's men and the ranchers. |
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| Item Description: |
Compact discs. |
| Physical Description: |
4 sound discs (4 1/2 hr.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Production Credits: |
Director, David Rapkin. |
| ISBN: |
9780739366134 0739366130 9780307750891 0307750892 |
| Author Notes: |
Before becoming a full-time writer in 1979, he taught at Lowell State College, Bridgewater State College and Northwestern University. In 1971, Parker published The Godwuff Manuscript, as homage to Raymond Chandler. The character he created, Spencer, became his own detective and was featured in more than 30 novels. His Spencer character has been featured in six TV movies and the television series Spencer: For Hire that starred Robert Urich and ran from 1985 to 1988. He is also the author of the Jesse Stone series, which has been made into a series of television movies for CBS, and the Sunny Randall series. His novel Appaloosa (2005) was made into a 2008 movie directed by and starring Ed Harris. He has received numerous awards for his work including an Edgar Award for Best Novel in 1977 for The Promised Land, Grand Master Edgar Award for his collective oeuvre in 2002, and the Gumshoe Lifetime Achievement Award in 2008. He died of a heart attack on January 18, 2010 at the age of 77. (Bowker Author Biography) |