Bull River

Itinerant lawmen Virgil Cole and Everett Hitch are back in the saddle with guns blazing in this gritty, intense addition to the New York Times-bestselling series.

After hunting down murderer and bandito Captain Alejandro Vasquez, Territorial Marshal Virgil Cole and Deputy Everett Hitch return him to Citadel to stand trial. No sooner do they remand Vasquez into custody when a major bank robbery occurs and the lawmen quickly find themselves tasked with a new job: investigate the robbery of Comstock Bank, recover the loot, and bring the criminals to justice.

But when their primary suspect is found severely beaten outside a high-class brothel and the suspect turns out to be using a false identity to escape a torrid past, it is Vasquez who becomes the key to their investigation. Cole and Hitch are soon on the trail of the money, two calculating brothers, and the daughter of Saint Louis's most prominent millionaire in a Cain-and-Abel story that brings revenge to a whole new level.

1) United States

FOR  JULIE

Governor Hobbs and his daughters Emma, and Abigail makes brief appearances in chapter 1.

Chapter 4

"Buenas noches, Alejandro." - Good Night. There is a french movie with the same name. 

Chapter 23

"huérfano" - That means "orphan" in spanish.

Chapter 2

“What were you moaning about?” Virgil said.

“What?”

“In your sleep. You all right.”

“Don’t think I was moaning,” I said, and pulled on my boot.

“You were.”

“Just sleeping some.”

Chapter 6

“I apologize in post for his lack of good manner,” Holly said, “but he is a fine jailer.”

“No post necessary,” Virgil said.

“Well, this is just serendipitous,” Holly said.

Virgil looked at me. A questioning look.

“Good luck, like,” I said.

Chapter 15

“What do you call those snails we ate?” Virgil said.

“Escargot,” I said, spelling it out. “T is silent.”

Virgil nodded a little.

“Good,” Virgil said.

“They were,” I said.

Chapter 16

“Like to ask you a few questions,” Virgil said.

“Shucks,” Slingshot said. “Is that all you’d like?”

“For the time being,” Virgil said.

“That’s a crying shame,” Slingshot said.

“Need to get at something,” Virgil said.

“Most men do,” Slingshot said.

“Just a few questions,” I said.

Chapter 23

“Where would we most likely find him?” I said.

“That’s easy,” Cross said as he swept. “He’s bellied up at the closest place for him to get liquored up, no doubt.”

Chapter 36

“Well, what should we do?” Holly said.

Virgil looked at me and I looked at him.

“Goose waddled out of the gaggle,” Virgil said.

“Did.”

Chapter 55

“We have a long way to go,” I said.

“Sí,” he said. “It is a far travel.”

“Is,” I said.

“Mexico is beautiful,” Alejandro said. “Viva la México.”

“Yep. Viva la México.”

Chapter 71

“Bull River,” I said.

“Looks like a goddamn bull.”

“Does,” I said.

Chapter 88

“Why don’t we get out of Mexico,” Virgil said.

“Why not,” I said.