A Bullet for Billy
The Journey of Jim Glass
HarperCollins · Print & ebook · June 26, 2007
Captain Gus Rodgers of the Texas Rangers is dying—and before he goes, he needs Jim's help to free his grandson from a Mexican prison.
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- Who it’s for
- A Texas Ranger's last request puts a prison rescue beside a disputed murder accusation.
- Themes
- Family loyalty, Disputed guilt, Violent conflict
- Pacing
- Fast
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Captain Gus Rodgers of the Texas Rangers is dying—and before he goes, he needs Jim's help to free his grandson from a Mexican prison. Trouble is, the Federale general holding him wants the head of the boy's brother, Billy, who has already confessed to murdering the general's daughter. Gus believes Billy deserves to die. The old ranger's just worried he won't live long enough to do the deed—which is where Jim Glass comes in.
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Gus's wild grandsons may be a lot of things—brutal, ignorant, and dangerous, to name three—but they may not actually be guilty of this particular crime. And when the truth comes out, there's bound to be a war. And no one's going to escape unbloodied . . .
Mexican Prison Rescue
A Texas Ranger's last request puts a prison rescue beside a disputed murder accusation.
Come here for
- Jim Glass asked to help free a grandson from a Mexican prison.
Expect
- A murder confession whose truth remains in question
- The prospect of war when the truth emerges
Where it sits
| Westerns | 100% |
|---|---|
| Action & Adventure | 50% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Historical Fiction
- Literary Fiction
- Western Romance
- Medieval Romance
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- New Adult Romance
- American Historical Romance
- Royal Romance
- Gilded-Age Romance
- Authors
- Bill Brooks
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- June 26, 2007
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Family loyalty · Disputed guilt · Violent conflict
- Reading lane
- Historical Fiction