Been very hard days mentally and
physically the last two weeks, so I am blowing the dust off this novella review
in the massive archive and running it again today. Don’t hate me.
It is 1921 and former U.S. Marshall
Gideon Miles is far from the Wyoming Territory and his old job. Miles is 67 now
and these days he and his wife Violet run a jazz club in New Orleans. The
“VioMiles Club” opened on Royal Street just a few months ago and business is
good except for all the paperwork involved. Miles had quite a colorful career
before retiring in 1910 and had done himself and the job proud. But, that was
then and this is now and the paperwork hurts him more than anything the outlaws
ever did.
His frustration with the paperwork has
to be set aside when two ladies of the District show up to see him before the
club opens. Miles knows that means they are “soiled doves” and he has no want
or need of prostitutes in his club. But, that is most definitely not what is on
their minds. Miss Tilly and Celissa have come to ask Gideon to help in the wake
of the brutal murder of a prostitute. Eva-Lynn worked in Miss Tilly's brothel
and a man killed her last night before escaping the scene. Eva-Lynn is not the first
in recent weeks and months to be killed by a man wielding an axe. Because the
women have been prostitutes the local police have pretty much have done nothing
to catch the killer. Miss Tilly desperately wants Gideon Miles’ help as she has
nowhere else to turn if the former U.S. Marshal turns her down.
Turning her down is exactly what he does
as Gideon is well aware of his age and responsibilities. Married with a club to
run he simply does not do that kind of work anymore. However, other factors
soon come into play, and he begins the hunt for The Axeman Of Storyville.
Written by Heath Lowrance, this latest
in Edward Grainger's Cash Laramie And Gideon Miles Series is
another good one. Highly atmospheric with complex characters and plenty of
twists and turns, the novella is a fast and highly entertaining read. Whether
you are new to the series or not this read is a good one and highly
recommended.
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Kevin R. Tipple ©2014, 2024
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