Longarm and the Hangman's List

Longarm #130

by Tabor Evans

A true craftsman always signs his best work, and young Johnny Danfield was no exception--only his specialty was murder. Each neatly strung-up corpse bears his unmistakable mark: a list of the killer's ten victims pinned to the dead man's chest with a knife, a deadly roll call with three names scratched off already ... It's up to Longarm to stop the killing spree before any more bodies swing from Danfield's wicked rope. But if he doesn't look sharp, Longarm might find he's the next name on the death list--and may soon be choking on a custom-made noose ..

186 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Published October 1, 1989

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

[Lyle Mccollough · Rating 3 out of 5]

My first longarm book. Not bad. These long running series are always "formula" but if you are not expecting a masterpiece you won't be disappointed. My main complaint is it wrapped up super fast like the author knew he was going over page count. That is also a typical issue with these "adult" westerns. Think Tarantino wannabe remakes Hang em High with a slice of Wild Wild West.