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Brimstone

By: Robert B. Parker
Narrated by: Titus Welliver
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When we last saw Virgil Cole and Everett Hitch, they had just put things to right in the rough-and-tumble Old West town of Resolution. It's now a year later, and Virgil has only one thing on his mind: Allie French, the woman who stole his heart from their days in Appaloosa. Even though Allie ran off with another man, Virgil is determined to find her, his deputy and partner Everett Hitch at his side.

Making their way across New Mexico and Texas, the pair finally discover Allie in a small-town brothel. Her spirit crushed, Allie joins Everett and Virgil as they head north to start over in Brimstone. But things are not the same between Virgil and Allie; too much has happened, and Virgil can't face what Allie did to survive the year they were apart.

Vowing to change, Allie thinks she has found redemption through the local church and its sanctimonious leader, Brother Percival. Given their reputations as guns for hire, Everett and Virgil are able to secure positions as the town's deputies. But Brother Percival stirs up trouble at the local saloons, and as the violence escalates into murder, the two struggle to keep the peace.

©2009 Robert B. Parker (P)2009 Random House

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Brimstone

Just a fantastic listen..particularly if you have read either or both of the two previous books of the trilogy (Appaloosa and/or Redemption)..I saw the movie starring Ed Harris which was great ..the narration here and plot are the best of the series..I just wish Parker would write more about these compelling characters..if you like action and very believable westerns you won't be disappointed

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Perfect Story; Perfect Narration: You Will Love It

This is third book in the Virgil Cole/ Everette Hitch series. Robert Party only wrote one more of these before he died. Strongly encourage listening to the series of 4 in order AND encourage listening to them rather than reading them. Titus Welliver narrates all four - his narration is letter perfect which is critical because the dialogue is the awesome. The stories and characters are fascinating, but the dialogue is what grips you. That is lost in the novels written after Parker died. Also, Welliver is not the narrator of any other books in the Virgil & Hitch series

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Another in an excellent series

A good story, and Parker's characters continue to evolve in interesting directions.

At this point Hitch and Virgil Cole have given up a lot of structure. Cole has lost his absolute belief in the law, and Hitch has moved away from whatever part of his code governs his relationship to his employers. In general, the idea of a Western "code' is paper thin by this point. Everyone despises back shooters, but in practice, as Hitch remarks, if a trained gunman pushes an untrained man into facing him, it's not really a fight. In fact, both Hitch and Cole are willing to kill a man that they've challenged if he refuses to defend himself. At this point there isn't much that they're not willing to do --going back on their word, shooting a man without warning -- if they need to do it to solve a problem.

.In the larger perspective, in terms of concentrations of economic power and how the laws are actually being made, this makes sense, but it's dangerous to leave it up to armed individuals to decide what's right. Perhaps because Parker's story is evolving -- or perhaps because Cole is just less repressed -- Hitch and Cole are better defined as moral agents here. In fact, Cole, who had been a little problematic before, is now rock solid. This pushes off the question of legitimacy. What Cole and Hitch are doing is seen as justified because Cole is calling the shots and he's naturally superior, while Hitch is soft-hearted and follows Cole. In fact, their judgment does make sense, and seems to represent Parker's own analysis of the situation, so we're behind them.

Allie tries on her own kind of structure here, in the form of religion. She knows something has to change, and she wants to do the work. It isn't an easy path.

Titus Welliver is the perfect narrator for these novels.

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great book

Keeps you on your toes all the way to the end. Another great book in the series.

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Great book series just one critique

The books are almost too short, it would’ve been much better for me financially, they combine 2 to 1 novel. Good series good listen good narration.

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Excellent writing and narration held my attention!

Virgil Cole and Everett Hitch continue to battle villains in this page -turner. Get ready to be transported to Brimstone, where our heroes pin on badges and step between a hypocritical preacher and a saloon/brothel owner who are ready to go to war. Cole and Hitch find themselves facing 25 men in a shootout. What could possibly go wrong?

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Titus is the best narrator, hands down!!!

I've listened to 100s of books, and Titus Welliver is simply the best narrator I've heard yet!!

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One of the better

This is probably the best of the series. Although predictable it was still a good story.

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Great realism in the details

I enjoyed this book the best so far in the series. It has much more humor in this one as compared to the previous two books. Still has the same strong character traits of each personality with an even better storyline. Cole and Hitch really meet some tough times in this town.

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One of Parker's best

Great story of Cole and Hitch. I could live every moment through Titus Welliver's terrific naration. To bad Parker left us so young.

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