Blue-Eyed Devil: Book summary and reviews of Blue-Eyed Devil by Robert B. Parker

Blue-Eyed Devil Summary

Law enforcement in Appaloosa had once been Virgil Cole and me. Now there was a chief of police and twelve policemen. Our third day back in town, the chief invited us to the office for a talk.

The new chief is Amos Callico: a tall, fat man in a derby hat, wearing a star on his vest and a big pearl-handled Colt inside his coat. An ambitious man with his eye on the governorship - and perhaps the presidency - he wants Cole and Hitch on his side. But they can't be bought, which upsets him mightily.

When Callico begins shaking down local merchants for protection money, those who don't want to play along seek the help of Cole and Hitch. But the guns for hire are thorns in the side of the power-hungry chief. When they are forced to fire on the trigger-happy son of a politically connected landowner, Callico sees his dream begin to crumble. There will be a showdown - but who'll be left standing?

Blue-Eyed Devil Reviews

"Lean, fast, and full of snappy dialogue, it's everything a series fan would expect." - Publishers Weekly

"Starred Review. It would be blasphemy to suggest that, given time, Virgil and Everett might have eclipsed Spenser and Hawk, but it’s just a shame we’ll never find out for sure." - Booklist

"It's a shame that this youngest of the late Parker's franchises has to end so soon." - Kirkus Reviews

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Robert B. Parker Author Biography

Robert B. Parker was the author of more than 60 books including westerns and young-adult novels, but is best known for his detective novels featuring Boston private-eye Spenser. In recent years he introduced a new protagonist, Jesse Stone, an alcoholic ex-ballplayer turned small-town chief of police.

Parker's novels featuring the wise-cracking, street-smart Boston private-eye Spenser earned him a devoted following and reams of critical acclaim, typified by R.W.B. Lewis’ comment, "We are witnessing one of the great series in the history of the American detective story" (The New York Times Book Review).

"I read Parker’s Spenser series in college," the best-selling writer Harlan Coben said in a 2007 interview...

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