A Congregation of Jackals - Softcover

Zahler, S. Craig

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9781428511101: A Congregation of Jackals

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1428511105 ISBN 13: 9781428511101

Publisher: Dorchester Pub Co Inc, 2011

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The best of the new breed of Western writers, S. Craig Zahler is a fresh and exciting voice of the Old West, bursting on the scene with a style all his own. His screenplay for the upcoming film The Brigands of Rattleborge placed number one on the prestigious Black List for best unproduced screenplays of the year. A DEADLY REUNION The telegram sent a cold chill down Oswell Danford's spine. It's an invitation to a wedding, but it might very well turn out to be his funeral. One of Oswell's old bank-robbing gang is getting married out in Montana Territory, and the rest of the boys are all invited. But someone else will be there too. Quinlan. He was part of the gang once, but betrayal turned an ally into a bitter enemy, one who'll stop at nothing to get his revenge. He and his gunmen will be at the wedding, out for blood and ready for a final showdown. Oswell knows there's no way out of it. You can't outrun your past. All you can do is face it-and hope to survive.

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Nominated for The Peacemaker award by the Western Fictioneers Nominated for The Spur award by the Western Writers of America "A thoroughly modern perspective to the familiar archetypal trappings. What happens when gang meets gang...is more horrific than anything we might have imagined." --Booklist, starred review "A mature and thoughtful Western that can stand up alongside anything that Cormac McCarthy or Larry McMurtry have written. Its unrepentant violence, intensity, and dark worldview could appeal to fans of crime fiction." --Somebody Dies "If you have a hankering for a gritty, realistic and downright thrilling Western, S. Craig Zahler is your man." --Jeremy Cesarec, Unbound Nook Blog

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The telegram sent a cold chill down Oswell Danford's spine. It was an invitation to a wedding that had every possibility of turning into his funeral. One of Oswell's old bank-robbing gang is getting married out in Montana Territory, and the rest of the boys are all invited. But someone else will be there too. Quinlan. He was part of the gang once, but betrayal turned an ally into a bitter enemy -- one who will stop at nothing to get his revenge.

Quinlan and his gunmen will be at the wedding, out for blood and ready for a final showdown. Oswell knows there's no way out of it. You can't outrun your past. All you can do is face it -- and hope to survive . . .

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