| Everett Hitch and Virgil Cole are back in "Resolution" | | | | character abide by. Principles such as friendship, honor, |
| by Robert B. Parker. In this sequel to "Appaloosa," | | | | love, and the law. I also like some of the new |
| Parker picks up shortly after the first book ended. | | | | characters introduced in this novel and their interaction |
| Hitch and Cole find themselves in another town, | | | | with Hitch and Cole. |
| Resolution, and end up taking on the local problems | | | | It's an easy read. Simple, direct and enjoyable if you |
| with the problem solving skills that come with a fast | | | | like westerns and straight forward stories about men |
| draw, steady hand, and nerves to go with them. | | | | who live by their own code and back it with expertise |
| Parker weaves an enjoyable tale of friendship with | | | | with a gun. It's the kind of book you pick up when you |
| everything one expects from an action packed | | | | want a little escapism and entertainment without |
| western. There's a power struggle between a mine | | | | having to think too much. Parker is good story teller |
| owner and saloonkeeper, the sodbusters trying to | | | | and his dialog is excellent. It's too bad we recently lost |
| homestead, Indians, and guns for hire. It's all here. | | | | him. I'm looking forward to reading more about Hitch |
| The most enjoyable aspect of the novel for me was | | | | and Cole in "Brimstone." If you are looking for a quick |
| the dialog between the main characters and the simple | | | | enjoyable western, Parker's "Appaloosa" and |
| but complicated principles that the "manly" tough guy | | | | "Resolution" fit the bill. |