Review: Old West Vampires great twist
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 06 27, 2013
No matter how many books I read, there's always one out there that tricks me. Gary Jonas's Night Marshal is one of those books I started reading without much hope of really liking it. Maybe I'd read a few pages and give up, maybe I'd make it through but just be a little disappointed. I mean, really? Vampires in the Old West?Well, needless to say, I was proven wrong. It's a fascinating book, a great depiction of the Old West, starting with "Suicide" Jack Talon, a good, old-fashioned gunman now struck low by tuberculosis. He's been on both sides of the law, and now he's dying, but he's determined to keep moving, keep playing cards. And if anyone objects to his winning, Jack's not afraid to use his masterful skills with his gun. He's killed men, many men, and it doesn't bother him.His loyal wife Sofia is a regal beauty who follows Jack to the end, nurses him, tries to stop him from fighting and faces certain knowledge of losing the man she loves. When they turn up in a small mining town, Jack's doing poorly, Sofia's tired of the traveling and someone else is in town, raising hell. Jack just won't miss out on the fun, for one thing, and also, he knows others will die if he doesn't help out.Many years before, the town had been invaded by vampires, but the city fathers had destroyed the vampires and put their bodies in an abandoned mine. Bumbling drifters unknowingly release one of the blood suckers from his grave and before long, people are dying and Jack Talon is back on the job, trying to protect his fellow humans. Many good twists in this story make it a good read and a new take on the vampire story. I'm hoping this is a series!