An aging lawman goes after a deadly gang in Peter Brandvold's The Last Lawman.
Western vet Brandvold has written a lot of "fast action" westerns frequently heavy in sex and violence. This one has all of that plus features a unique character, a grizzled and cantankerous old law dog who is hoping his heart doesn't quit on him before he has sent a lot of bad guys to Boot Hill.
The bad guys are an especially evil bunch called The Vultures who rape, murder, and pillage across a pretty wide path while our protagonist doggedly follows, gaining and losing a lot of gun-help along the way.
This one has a memorably blood-soaked finale, set in a rotting ghost town that evoked, to me, late-period spaghetti westerns. The surprise appearance of another Brandvold series character will be welcome to fans.
Brandvold knows how to write westerns for people who like them tough and mean, and I have enjoyed all that I have sampled. I bought this one for my beloved Kindle and read it quickly.
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