The Devil Draws Two

by David B. Riley

This is an omnibus collection of two short novels about Miles O'Malley, a lawman equipped to deal with the unusual, everything from ghosts, monsters, and aliens to a resurrected Mayan deity...if you wish Max Brand and Luke Short had written weird fiction this is the book for you.


In 1880, Ah Puch, an evil Mayan god, is determined to take over the State of California and turn it into his own personal empire. Vagabond barber turned lawman Miles O’Malley is determined to stop him. Along the way, Miles is frequently distracted by run ins with everything from shipwrecked ghosts to sea monsters to little green men in flying saucers. To further complicate his life he is befriended by some very sexy fallen angels who can cause him even more trouble. The west was never this wild!

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Genres: Weird West

521 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 27, 2012

About the author

David B. Riley is the author of six novels and over 100 published short stories and has edited nine horror anthologies.

Reviews

[J.A. Campbell · Rating 4 out of 5]

Mr. Riley is a master of the weird western genre and this omnibus of three Miles O'Malley stories doesn't disappoint. From his super intelligent horse, to dealings with the devil himself and vengeful Mayan gods, the action doesn't quit. The character, who likes to stay in 'otels, starts as a barber, who is as terrible at cutting hair as he is at making coffee, constantly gets fired because he's so bad. With an easy going attitude, he moves on from job to job until he ends up in California cutting hair for the Captain. Along his journey he keeps encountering angels, fallen angels, Death himself-who has a drinking problem-and all sorts of crazy situations that keep you turning the pages. I highly recommend this weird western to any lovers of the genre.

[Riju Ganguly]

I'm through with this book. Perhaps, in a far-far away future I would be tempted to brainwash myself again with the juvenile-friendly weird-western that has been depicted here, but not now. At this point, the book simply appears too childish. Maybe, after I have had my fill of Jack Reacher and other-darker stuff I might come back here, but not now.