Dec 05, 2017richmole rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Not a big fan of westerns? That's okay. Read this book anyway.
Because its genre is only that, especially in its setting; the time and a place. This is one part character study--the protagonist, the hangman of the title. One part criminal and crime study.
And simply one of the best books I've ever read. And I read a LOT.
It's so much different than most of the author's many, many novels, and so much deeper that I was amazed when I read it and still am, years later.
Estleman is an accomplished writer in whatever genre he work in (Aces and Eights, for the western fan; The Confessions of Al Capone for historical novel fans), but THIS one...a cut above.
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