From Publishers Weekly
Parker's ( The Shadow Man ) engaging western is set against the backdrop of the New Orleans Yellow Fever epidemic of 1847. Tim Wollfolk, an accountant for a Cincinnati steamboat company, heads to New Orleans to claim a large inheritance. En route, he is set upon by thugs and shot, his body dumped into the Mississippi. Ex-Texas Ranger Lew Fannin, who witnessed this murderous assault, kills the three attackers and, believing Wollfolk dead, assumes his identity, claims his inheritance and runs the Wollfolk family shipping business, protecting his interests with fists and his Colt revolver. But Wollfolk has survived, and he vows revenge on the man he considers a thief and an impostor. Assuming a new name, he is hired by Fannin as his accountant. Together they protect the business from a series of dangers, not the least of which is a secret group known as the Ring, which aims to dominate the loading docks of the city. In time, Fannin guesses his sidekick's true identity and turns over the business to the real Wollfolk, but further dramatic events ensue before their partnership--and the epidemic--come to an end. Parker's narrative is well paced and packed with action, and the period flavor of New Orleans is particularly well done.
Copyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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From Library Journal
Tim Wollfolk, sole heir to his uncle's prosperous business in ante-bellum New Orleans, is approaching the city when he is set upon by thieves, shot, and thrown into the Mississippi. He survives, and is pulled from the river by Morissot, an assassin for hire. But unbeknownst to Tim, Lew Fannin, an ex-Texas Ranger who's out of work, witnesses the tail end of the attack and kills the thieves. Believing Tim dead, Fannin assumes his identity and claims the inheritance. Among the intrigue, disease, and death rampant in 1840s' New Orleans, Tim, with the help of Morissot, attempts to reclaim his fortune from Fannin. While Parker has painted a historically accurate backdrop, his plot suffers somewhat from wooden dialogue and leaps in logic. Parker has a loyal following, though, so large public libraries may want to purchase this latest effort.
- Robert Jordan, Univ . of Iowa, Iowa CityCopyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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