Longarm likes to work alone, but when a beautiful woman with near-perfect aim volunteers throws in her rifle to help him catch a gang of vicious outlaws, how can he turn her down? Original.
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.
Like most of the books in this series, this one was meh, and not one that I plan to reread anytime soon.
I did like the fact that Longarm is out chasing desperados again, but disliked how one of the women in this book (and in many of the other books) are barely two-dimensional constructs written only to showcase the prowess and virility of Longarm rather than add anything meaningful to the story.
A good Longarm story, but I still wonder why we never are informed about the many children Longarm must have. How many unwed and pregnant women has he abandoned?