Review of
Bolt:
The Hangtown Harlots, by Cort Martin ISBN 0821712748
Five out of five stars
This very
modern western novel has the love scenes described in explicit detail,
including the language used. Bolt is a hero-like character that is like his
namesake if the “l” in his name was replaced by an “n” and the “t” by a “d.” He
beds different women on a regular basis, even the most properly dressed and
reserved quickly fall for his charms and into their beds with him on top of
them.
Bolt and his
sidekick Tom have received a message from Jenny about the girls in her dance
hall/saloon/bordello being killed in a mysterious way. During the last dance of
the night, the women are being stabbed and killed with no person being near
them. The knives are found in their backs.
Despite his
many sexual adventures, Bolt manages to work through the clues, survive
attempts to kill him and solve the mystery. There is gunplay, a usual cast of hardcases
found in a western and a murder mystery that combine to make a western that I
found enjoyable. It is a subject matter than I rarely explore.
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