Railroad detective Gregory Quist hunts rail bandits who leave a string of corpses in their wake in William Colt MacDonald's Hellgate.
MacDonald wrote a handful of novels about Quist and a lot more about "The Three Mesquiteers," which were turned into a popular western series.
This is an above-average western that leans more into the mystery--why several cases of strawberry preserves are the only thing stolen from the train--and less on the frontier aspects. Quist is also a somewhat unusual protagonist, liking warm beer and harboring a hot temper.
I enjoyed this book by MacDonald and would definitely add him to my list to look for. This one I found for goodbye prices on my beloved Kindle.
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