Synopses & Reviews
IS THE WIDOWMAKER THE GUN...OR THE MAN?John Locke has been many things -- lawman, bounty hunter, gun-for-hire. And when it comes to shooting, he's a dead shot with a six-gun or a rifle. Legends abound in the Old West depicting him as both a pillar of justice and a cold-hearted killer. The only thing folks know for sure is that Locke's dangerous -- and not to be crossed unless you have more guts than brains.
Locke's been hired to serve as a bastonero, the Master of Ceremonies, at the hanging of Ignacio Delgado -- a deadly bandit leader who, with his bandidos, has terrorized the town of Fredericksburgh, Texas. But while the townspeople are eager to see him hang, and his men are equally anxious to set him free, Locke discovers there are unseen forces manipulating events so that the wrong man may end up dead -- the Widowmaker himself!
Synopsis
From the creator of the wildly popular Gunsmith books comes the first novel in the new Widowmaker series featuring John Locke, a legendary gunfighter known for the guns on his hips and the women he's left without husbands. John Locke has been a lawman, a bounty hunter, and a gun-for-hire. But now he's come to Lincoln, New Mexico, to serve as a batonero (Master of Ceremonies) to the hanging of the vicious killer, Ignacio Delgado. But many regard the condemned man as part saint, part Robin Hood, and Locke has suspicions that the sheriff may have his own reasons for wanting Delgado dead....
Synopsis
The first in a white-knuckled western series from the author of the acclaimed Gunsmith series, following a legendary gunfighter taking on the darkest and bloodiest jobs across the West. John Locke has been a lawman, a bounty hunter, and a gun-for-hire, but now he's embarked on a new chapter in his life, taking on odd and dangerous jobs that are really only suited to a man of his reputation.
His first new assignment brings him to Lincoln, New Mexico, to serve as a bastonero (like the Master of Ceremonies) to the hanging of a man known for being a vicious killer, Ignacio Delgado. He spends most of his time in the beginning fending off Delgado's men, who regard the condemned man as part saint, part Robin Hood, and a soon-to-be martyr. But as time passes, Locke's respect for Delgado grows, and he learns that the sheriff has his own reasons for wanting the man dead. What ensues is High Noon meets High Plains Drifter in a shoot-em-up showdown.