Longarm and the Voodoo Queen

Longarm #228

by Tabor Evans

SMELLS LIKE MEAN SPIRITS Half of a Deputy Federal Marshal was pulled out of a New Orleans swamp, and Longarm's sent to pick up the scent--undercover, of course. At first, the city is a regular Mardi Gras of Maryland rye, Louisiana cooking, and the steamy French sheets of Miss Annie Clement. But like good weather, it don't last. Seems the truth is uglier than a gulch town madam. There's smugglers--lots of them. Smellier than a low tide lunch and more than happy to kill a man several times over just for bathing. And there's the matter of a mysterious Cajun beauty named Claudette. She may know something about a real mystery...like the voodoo doll made in the likeness of a Deputy Federal Marshal. DON'T MISS OTHERS IN THE SERIES!

Genres: Westerns

1 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published December 1, 1997

About the author

Tabor Evans is the author of the long-running Longarm western series, featuring the adventures of Deputy U.S. Marshal Custis Long. Tabor Evans, is a house pseudonym used by a number of authors. The pseudonym of Tabor Evans would begin in the 1970s when Lou Cameron established it for the Jove Books publishing label. Lou Cameron helped create the character and wrote a number of the early books in the series. The first book was published in 1978. Other authors known to have written books in the series include Melvin Marshall, Will C. Knott, Frank Roderus, Chet Cunningham, J. Lee Butts, Gary McCarthy, James Reasoner, Jeffrey M. Wallmann, Peter Brandvold and Harry Whittington. In addition there are 29 "Giant" editions published as well.

The Longarm series is a mainstay of the "adult western" genre which arose in the 1970s. These books are distinguished from classical westerns by the inclusion of more explicit sex and violence.

Reviews

[Edwin · Rating 5 out of 5]

The US Deputy Marshal called Longarm is assigned to an undercover operation to solve the murder of a lawman who was investigating smuggling activity in New Orleans. A bit of good luck brings Longarm into the employ of one of the two warring smugglers, and the company of a seductive and wealthy woman - and unfortunately her unseemly brother. Longarm befriends an alluring Cajun swamp woman who becomes his ally and lover, a very likable and amusing character. Lots going on here with warring smugglers, zombies, a Voodoo Queen, and Mardi Gras festivities all nicely tied together into a propulsive and cohesive mystery. This novel was written by James Reasoner, a writer whose work I generally admire, and surely one of my favorites in the series.

[Tony Petry · Rating 4 out of 5]

Didn't think I would be into a book like this, but James Reasoner writing as Tabor Evans really pulled me into this. It was a good mystery with a good deal of action.

[Steven Allen · Rating 3 out of 5]

Longarm in the Deep South runs into Voodoo and a famous New Orleans personality. One of the better books in the series.

# of women Longarm sleeps with: 2