Blue-Eyed Devil

I loved Virgil and Everett in Appalosa, their finely tuned partnership and quick banter made them interesting. So I looked forward to the sequel, Brimstone, then Resolution, now Blue-eyed Devil. But the storylines have became more diluted and boringly predictable. Mr. Parker, the gravy is getting mighty thin! These two lawmen have led interesting lives before crossing paths and hearing more of that would only serve to make the characters more real. Everett went to West Point, but we know little of his military career. Why did he spend only one year fighting in the Indian Wars? All we know of Virgil is he lived with an Indian woman once. And I've had more than enough of Allie's antics and worse yet, Virgil's sick infatuation with her. Come on Virgil, shake the meadow muffins out of your ears and pay attention! I hope Mr. Parker will write a sequel but before he does, he needs to spend some time with Virgil and Mr.8 Gauge. I suspect they have a wagonload of things to say.

This is a western. In an alternate universe, it would be called 'Historical Action Thriller.' Parker was a champ at this stuff, both contemporary detective stories and westerns. Here, all the classic western action: fast guns, saloon girls, renegade Indians, corrupt officials, greedy ranchers. Parke......more

I'm a big fan of Robert B. Parker's early Virgil & Everett westerns (APPALOOSA,RESOLUTION, etc.) but the latest, BLUE EYED DEVIL, is Parker at his worst. For starters, it's hardly a book at all, more like a long short story fattened up with large fonts, three-page chapters, and lots of white space.......more

Robert B. Parker writes like the kid who constantly shows up at art class without any of his own supplies – he relies on you to supply the pigments and pencils for color and shading. And that’s a good thing. In his sparse, economical way of writing, Parker more releases a story than tells it. It is......more

Howdy....spits into spittoon y'all ready fer another good action yarn based on the mythology of the American west. This here...well, these here books are built purty heavily on the mythology of the gunfighter. The stranger who rides in...puts everything a'right with his six-gun...then rides away...u......more

I am so disappointed...that the series has ended! I started reading this on a whim, as I don't even like westerns a little bit. However I got several Parker rec's and somehow ended up bringing this series home...and loved it. I found out during this time that Parker had died as well, I wished I had......more