About this title: Taking a break from his popular Spenser series, Robert B. Parker exchanges the streets of present-day Boston for the dusty trails of a 19th-century mining town in this hard-bitten tale of the Wild West. Virgil Cole is the new marshal in Appaloosa, and he and his deputy, Everett Hitch, are tasked with dealing out justice to rancher Randall Bragg, a notorious thief of both supplies and women who is responsible for the shooting deaths of the town's previous lawmen.
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Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Good. 0399152776 Former library item may have library binding and show stamps, stickers or other marks. Items not meeting quality expectations may be returned. Due to the large scale of our operation, we do not have access to the specific contents/condition of our items. read more
Binding: Mass-market paperback
Publisher: Berkley Publishing Group
Date Published: 2006
ISBN-13:9780425204320ISBN:0425204324
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Mass market (rack) paperback. Glued binding. 305 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Putnam Pub Group
Date Published: 2005
ISBN-13:9780399152771ISBN:0399152776
Description: Good. No Jacket. Size: 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall; Good Plus Hardcover w/light board wear, light shelf smudging to page edges. Text free of notes, binding good. No Dust Jacket. Confirmation on all Domestic Orders! read more
Description: Good. 0399152776 This book is in Good Used Condition. The Book shows some signs of wear. There may be some markings inside the book. The corner of the inside dust cover has been cut off. 100% Money Back Guarantee! ! ! read more
Edition: First Printing
Binding: Hard Back Book
Publisher: Putnam Pub Group, E Rutherford, New Jersey, U.S.A.
Date Published: 2005
ISBN-13:9780399152771ISBN:0399152776
Description: Very Good in Very Good jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Berkley
Date Published: 2006
ISBN-13:9780425204320ISBN:0425204324
Description: New. Brand New! Buy with confidence-your satisfaction is guaranteed at B-Logistics! Due to the large scale of our operation, we do not have access to the specific contents/condition of our items. Please note that Expedited shipping is not available at this time. read more
Description: Very Good. 0739318748 EX LIBRARY UNABRIDGED AUDIO BOOK. CDs PLAY FINE. HAS THE USUAL LIBRARY STAMPS AND MARKINGS. CASE HAS LIGHT WEAR. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Putnam Publishing Group
Date Published: 2005
ISBN-13:9780399152771ISBN:0399152776
Description: New in new dust jacket. Glued binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. 288 p. Audience: General/trade. BOOK REVIEW: Taking a break from his popular Spenser series, Robert B. Parker exchanges the streets of present-day Boston for the dusty trails of a 19th-century mining town in this hard-bitten tale of the Wild West. Virgil Cole is the new marshal in Appaloosa, and he and his deputy, Everett Hitch, are tasked with dealing out justice to rancher Randall Bragg, a notorious thief of both ... read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: G. P. Putnam's Sons, New York
Date Published: 2005
ISBN-13:9780399152771ISBN:0399152776
Description: Near Fine in Near Fine jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. First edition/First printing. Trace of edge wear and a small w written in the upper corner of the front pastedown. read more
Edition: First
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: G. P. Putnam's Sons, New York
Date Published: 2005
ISBN-13:9780399152771ISBN:0399152776
Description: Very Good-Collectible in Fine jacket. / 0399152776. VG+ HB in Fine DJ, protected by mylar cover. "Signed Copy" sticker on the front cover. Good thing it's labeled b/c it's hard to make out Parker's typical "signature" of his initials scrawled on a marshall's badge on what may be a tipped in page. 276 p.; 24 cm. Sienna paper over boards with R.B.P. embossed on the front cover, quarter bound in brown cloth with bright gold title on spine. The only defect is a slight bump to the lower front corner ... read more
"I listened to this as a book-on-tape during a roundtrip from Cincinnati to Detroit. The odd thing was that I saw the movie (with Ed Harris, Viggo Mortensen and Renée Zellweger) earlier this year ... but, didn't realize until the very end of the book that it was the same as the movie. I'm not sure what that says about my powers of memory or observation ... but, I did enjoy the book (and the movie). I enjoy Westerns ... a legacy from my father. I also enjoyed the two main characters in this book -- Virgil Cole and Everett Hitch.
If you like Westerns ... then I think you will enjoy this one."
"Awful, just awful. Almost no plot, intrigue, or character development and replete with foul language (seemed like every other word, way beyond what I even hear in high schools these days!). It seemed to exist simply as a slow moving vehicle for bad behavior, brutal violence, and the worst that can be offered in the way of anti-heroes.
I'm seriously disappointed in Parker for putting out this trash heap of a novel. I've seen a decline in the quality and originality of his work in recent years, but this was a massive leap downward. I've been a long time fan of his Spenser series, and also Jesse Stone and Sunny Randall series', but I'm not inclined to give him the benefit of the doubt any more. With these westerns, doubt seems to have turned to conviction. Unless he makes a dramatic turnaround in his work, it's not worth the time to read anymore."
"It was very nice to read a Parker book again, although his westerns are not my favorites. This was the first in a series of three. I had read the other two, but each can stand alone, although there are continuing characters. The book was a reminder that I'm glad we now have more accountability for law enforcement people. Too much responsibility was left to the character of the individuals. Virgil Cole's love for Allie wears a bit thin. She was not deserving of him. It was a case of him loving her out of his weakness, not his strength, and certainly not her strength. There were a few good observations: "Keeing quiet never caused me no trouble." and "None of us offered to shake hands. There was no advantage to letting somebody get hold of you.""
"As part of my summer reading program, I was challenged to read a book from a different genre than I usually do. I immediately thought "Western," since that is the absolutely last genre I would read voluntarily.
I have read many of Robert B. Parker's other books, and Appaloosa is written in the same style as his many other crime books, but in a different setting. As usual, once I started reading I couldn't put it down."
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