Robert B. Parker’s The Bridge
Territorial Marshal Virgil Cole and his deputy, Everett Hitch, are back again and living in Appaloosa, near the Rio Blanco River west of the Mississippi, during the late 1800s. A major snowstorm blankets the territory about the same time as the local sheriff and his deputies go missing. A telegraph message from a camp near the Rio Blanco, where a bridge is being built, notifies the authorities that someone has blown up the bridge. Cole and Hitch are called upon to find the missing sheriff and solve the mystery of the destroyed bridge.
This novel is the third book written by Mr. Knott, and the seventh in the series created by Robert B. Parker, who died in 2010. The rapid-fire dialog and quick-paced action dominate the story. These books are always real page-turners with interesting characters. An entertaining western and a must read for those interested in fast-paced western stories, this is highly recommended. I’ve read them all and always look forward to the next book in the series.
