Standoff in Labyrinth

by J.R. Roberts

The Gunsmith 461 In Labyrinth, Texas, Rick Hartman needs help and sends for Clint. When he arrives, he finds his friend in jail, charged with the murder of the woman he’d been sleeping with. Clint also finds that Labyrinth has begun to grow in his absence, adding a red light district that is now filled with competition for Rick’s Saloon. Certain his friend is not guilty of murder, Clint is convinced someone is framing him in order to close down his saloon and gambling hall, thus getting rid of the biggest place in town. Clint has to deal with an ineffective lawman, a crooked judge, and a red light district filled with possible killers in order to prove his friend innocent before he can be tried, convicted and executed.

210 pages, Kindle Edition

Published July 27, 2020

About the author

"J.R. Roberts" is the pen name of Robert J. Randisi under which he writes the Gunsmith series.

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Reviews

[Edwin · Rating 3 out of 5]

Clint Adams, The Gunsmith, arrives in the town of Labyrinth to find that his friend Rick Hartman has been framed for murder. Robert Randisi is at heart a mystery writer and this is, like the others in the series, is solidly plotted like a detective story with Adams playing the part of the investigator. The Gunsmith books are reliably easy and entertaining reads and this is no exception. Unfortunately this is probably one of the weaker efforts with Adams endlessly going from place to place questioning folks, lots of pointless small talk, and a motive for the murder that wasn’t really explained. Still a fun read, although not quite up to the usual Gunsmith standards.

[George F. Sommers · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good read.

A typically good gunsmith book. Now I start looking on my kindle for another book. Perhaps it will be a gunsmith book.