Cost of a Killing

by Ralph Cotton

Book Overview

In a hail of thunder and gunfire, Jeston Nash fled a New Orleans billiards hall with a land deed in one hand, a blazing pistol in the other. He'd won his gamble with Quick Quintan Cordell fair and... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0671570323
• ISBN13: 9780671570323
• Release Date: July 1996
• Publisher: Pocket Books
• Length: 291 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 4.1" x 6.7"

Customer Reviews

Incredible

Ralph's descriptions are so real that I felt the heat, tasted the dust and puckered when there was a danger of getting shot. It was better than a movie. I was afraid to put it down for fear something would happen in the story and I'd miss it. I hope Ralph Cotton is around and writing for a long time

Oldtime adventure

Ralph Cotton did a real good job describing the land and the people, the way they both played a role in shaping the life of William Bonney and the misguided insurance salesman. I especially like "Quiet JAck" Smith and wnat to read more about him

Cost of a Killing: an excellent choice for the Western buff

Ralph Cotton has chosen a character dear to my heart. His protagonist is, albeit an outlaw, a reluctant one. In this series of misadventures, Jeston Nash is perhaps best known as a man tryiing to get by during a time when a dollar was hard-made