Shadow Killers

by Matt Braun

The preacher wore black, but beneath his frock coat was a hair-trigger colt in a cross-draw holster-- tools of a killer's trade...

The Reverend Titus Jacoby has come to Cimarron on a mission: to put himself up as bait for a shadowy coalition of corrupt landowners known as the Santa Fe Ring. But for those who intend to keep their stranglehold on New Mexico, going after the good Reverend will be a big mistake-- because the fiery-talking man of God is really Cole Braddock, the West's most notorious manhunter operating in disguise. And with a little help from a lady, Braddock won't leave Cimarron until he forces the conspirators out into the open-- and brings them down...

256 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published February 15, 2000

About the author

Matt Braun is an author of fifty-six books, most of which are in the Western genre and has over 40 million copies in print.

Reviews

[Coda Hensley · Rating 3 out of 5]

Picked up and read on a whim. While the book is not by any means ground breaking or new, the western pulp and entertainment value is incredibly palpable and endearing. The adventures of Cole Braddock may very well be a series of some sort, but as this is the only one I've read and only one I intend to read, it's fun enough to keep the reader invested and short enough to not overstay it's welcome. The book equivalent of eating loaded nachos as a meal, but in a good way.

[Joey Boisvert · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love westerns that offer more than the typical showdown in the street kind of tale. this fits the bill perfectly. So much depth, which I didn't realize a western could be. The narrative is smooth... characters well-developed and believable. An exciting read... and one that reaches a little deeper than most westerns!

[Violet · Rating 4 out of 5]

I do like Matt Braun's writing. However, the range detective's plot is maybe a little too complicated in this one, what with disguises and the hope that his characters do as he thinks they will do. Still, a good read.