Longarm and the Yuma Prison Girls

Longarm #195

by Tabor Evans

Longarm, ordered to escort a beautiful woman convicted of murder to prison, thinks he will have an easy time of it, until he finds himself in love and determined to prove her somewhat questionable innocence. Original.

Genres: Westerns

192 pages, Paperback

First published March 1, 1995

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

[Steven Allen · Rating 3 out of 5]

Another decent book in this series, with some rather predictable outcomes.

# of women Longarm sleeps with: 3

[L. · Rating 2 out of 5]

Read this slip of a book in one day.

Longarm is assigned to transport Lucy Ortega from Colorado to Yuma, Arizona, and then return with a bunch of women prisoners. Lucy has been accused of shooting her husband, although no one actually saw her do it. Her running off to Colorado didn't help make her look innocent. Naturally, Lucy is drop dead gorgeous. After a couple of attempts to escape, Longarm and Lucy come to an understanding that involves him being on top of her. She convinces the marshall to help her find evidence to prove that she's innocent. After a few gunfights and sex with other women that have nothing to do with the main plot, Longarm does indeed discover who was really behind the murder and sets out to see that justice is done. You're probably wondering where the Yuma prison girls are in this story. I was starting to wonder that myself. For such a thin book at 181 pages, the Yuma prison girls of the title don't physically show up until page 169! Boo, what a let-down.

In fact, all of this story was a let-down. I guess I was expecting more. More over-the-top action, adventure and lovin' of the ladies. You can't get that in only 181 pages.