The Righteous Revenge of Lucy Moon
While on her honeymoon, Lucy Moon receives word that her mother has been shot dead, gunned down right out of her saddle. With her husband in tow, Lucy races back to the lawless, dusty plains of the Pistol Barrel of Oklahoma. But she finds that discovering who killed her mother is next to impossible in the raucous town full of gamblers, gunfighters, prostitutes, and men hiding from the law. Complicating matters is a redheaded Indian named Red Dog, who catches Lucy’s eye, and the arrival of her rebellious, good-for-nothing brother JR.
The Righteous Revenge of Lucy Moon is an unsparing, violent, bloody, and sex-laden rampage through the lawless Midwest. Brooks’ prose is tight, sparse and gritty, like the windswept plains the story is set upon. While the characters felt thin, there was enough meat on the bones to not distract from the overall plot that Brooks keeps moving at a brisk pace. If you are a fan of Westerns you will want to pick this book up.
