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    Resolution: A Novel

    Written by Robert Parker

    Narrated by Titus Welliver

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    The New York Times-bestselling author's richly imagined work of historical fiction: a powerful tale of the Old West from the acknowledged master of crime fiction.

    After the bloody confrontation in Appaloosa, Everett Hitch heads into the afternoon sun and ends up in Resolution, an Old West town so new the dust has yet to settle. It's the kind of town that doesn't have much in the way of commerce, except for a handful of saloons and some houses of ill repute. Hitch takes a job as a lookout at Amos Wolfson's Blackfoot Saloon and quickly establishes his position as protector of the ladies who work the back rooms-as well as a man unafraid to stand up to the enforcer sent down from the O'Malley copper mine.

    Though Hitch makes short work of hired gun Koy Wickman, tensions continue to mount, so that even the self-assured Hitch is relieved by the arrival in town of his friend Virgil Cole. When greedy mine owner Eamon O'Malley threatens the loose coalition of local ranchers and starts buying up Resolution's few businesses, Hitch and Cole find themselves in the middle of a makeshift war between O'Malley's men and the ranchers. In a place where law and order don't exist, Hitch and Cole must make their own, guided by their sense of duty, honor, and friendship.


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    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPenguin Random House Audio
    Release dateJun 3, 2008
    ISBN9780739366141
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    Resolution: A Novel
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    Robert Parker

    Robert B Parker was the best-selling author of over 60 books, including Small Vices, Sudden Mischief, Hush Money, Hugger Mugger, Potshot, Widows Walk, Night Passage, Trouble in Paradise, Death in Paradise, Family Honor, Perish Twice, Shrink Rap, Stone Cold, Melancholy Baby, Back Story, Double Play, Bad Business, Cold Service, Sea Change, School Days and Blue Screen. He died in 2010 at the age of 77.

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    • 4/5
      I couldn't leave Hitch all alone out there, headed for who-knows-where after saying good-bye to his buddy Virgil in Appaloosa, so I rode right on ahead to the town of Resolution with him. Another fine mythic tale of the Hero bringing down the Wicked and Powerful (and saving more than one Damsel in the process.) Love it. One small quibble (and this may be the first one I've ever had with Parker)---was "fucking" really used as an adjective, like, three times in a single sentence, as a general thing in the 19th century? Even by worthless skunks in uncivilized outposts? I wonder. Only one character was especially guilty of this. And Parker isn't above playing with us. Could be he was just pointing out how stupidity and lack of originality know no bounds, cultural or temporal.
    • 3/5
      The title of this book is both the name of a town and resolution of several things that were left unfinished in Appaloosa, the first book in this western series. When Appaloosa was done we needed resolution of things left unfinished. Most notable was the fate of the long time friendship of Virgil Cole and Everett Hitch. There was also the matter of Cole's rather ill-fated love. I guess I was imagining things from being inside Hitch's head in Appaloosa, because I thought we had a serious problem. But with an "Evenin', Everett" from Virgil Cole we did not. So, I felt a little let down with Parker seeming to take the easy way out. I know Cole and Hitch have a deep and long friendship that should not be easily broken, but I was looking for a better resolution. Hitch after all had walked away from Cole and the town of Appaloosa without a word goodbye. Hitch had given Cole a hug, but you just knew something was broken in their long relationship.Now that I have gotten that off my chest, I'll add that I thought the dialogue and characterization of Hitch and Cole didn't seem as sharp as the first novel. Parker is not one for scene description. I think he assumes, rightly so, that the reader has seen countless bars and small western towns in TV and film and read about them as well with enough detail that they are a fixture already, so why describe what the reader has already visualized when he can set the scene with just a few words. It works well. So what Parker did in Appaloosa was focus on a friendship between two men who always have each others backs, and he did it with a sparse dialogue that said a lot in a few words. Parker uses the same technique again here in Resolution, only it doesn't quite work so well because the dialogue falters. The back and forth between Hitch and Cole doesn't really shine here, although there are certainly a few times when Parker just uses a word or a couple of them that carry great meaning and the observant reader can have a small smile of satisfaction. However Parker, for me, got very sloppy in writing the dialogue for his supporting cast of characters. There are two fellow gunslingers in town who are quite a bit like Cole and Hitch in their own way and their dialogue is very well done. The rest of the folks however leave so much to be desired it hurts. Several seem only able to speak while using the F word like it is 2005 smack talk on the street rather than sometime in the late 1800's. It threw me out of the story repeatedly.Did these little bothers mean I didn't enjoy the story? No they do not. The 4 stars I gave Appaloosa gets dropped a full notch to 3 stars here, an OK-Good average read. I liked the story a lot and reading some of the scenes in here brought more than a few smiles of appreciation at how deftly they were done. The core of this story, like in Appaloosa, is a friendship. I look forward to reading the next novel in this short series. I just really hope that Parker ups his game.
    • 4/5
      This is the second in a series of Westerns about two friends, both with experience in enforcing the law, and with a talent for shooting. In the town named Resolution, Everett is on his own, and gets hired as a guard by a man who wants to own all the businesses situated there. Trouble is brewing, where is Virgil? I thoroughly enjoy this author's ability to make me smile over the story, the characters, and the events. I look forward to reading the next in the series.
    • 2/5
      not much of a plot, shallow
    • 4/5
      Audiobook: Excellent western following Appaloosa in the Hitch/Cole series. I especially love the cadence of Parker’s writing that is very similar to his Jesse Stone series, one of my Stone’s favorites. Hitch, who resembles Stone in many ways, has arrived at the town of Resolution where he takes the job of ‘lookout’ in a saloon/whorehouse. He establishes his credentials very soon by killing the local gunfighter and then, to his employer’s consternation begins defending the local whores from brutes, several of whom are “important” people.It gets complicated when the saloon’s owner, who also owns the general store, begins to close out on some homesteaders whose debts have become intolerable. He wants their land. And then the local mine owner hires two gunslingers and *he* wants the saloon. Hitch and Cole are not your average gunslingers. Hitch a graduate of West Point and Cole occasionally talks about John Locke. “The law is a contract between government and the people, so when we was the law in Appaloosa were we the government or the people?” asks Cole of Hitch. Good question. The issue arises once again in Resolution.Perfectly read by Titus Welliver.
    • 4/5
      Robert Parker is well known for his 50+ detective novels featuring Spenser, Jesse Stone, and Sunny Randall. But he is also quite good at creating westerns, which feature his terse and saturnine gun toters, Virgil Cole and Everett Hitch. Resolution, published in 2008, may be the best of the bunch. This time Hitch, who is looking for work, stumbles upon a job as the “lookout” chair (in today’s parlance, the bouncer) in a somewhat sleazy bar in the newly formed and virtually lawless town of Resolution, somewhere out west. Resolution is small, but control of the town is being hotly contested between Hitch’s employer, Amos Wolfson, and Eamon O’Malley, the owner of a local copper mine.At first, Hitch is more than capable of handling the local rough stuff alone, but things get dicey when O’Malley hires a couple of well known gunslingers (Cato and Rose) whose formidable reputations precede them. Fortunately for Hitch, his long time buddy Virgil Cole shows up in town to even the odds. The tension escalates as Wolfson and O’Malley each hire additional gunmen. Both bosses turn out to be unscrupulous evil doers, and Cole, Hitch, Cato, and Rose ultimately end up on the same side protecting innocent ranchers from marauding Shoshones and Wolfson’s efforts to steal their land. In the process of establishing a just society, Cole and Hitch have occasion to muse on the writings of John Locke and Jean Jacques Rousseau (Cole calls him “Russo”) concerning the nature of law and government and whether man is virtuous in “the state of nature.” Parker’s art is demonstrated in the fact that the characters’ philosophical speculations are articulated in incredibly short sentences and with a keen ear for cowboy dialect. This being a western, the book also features some well-wrought confrontations between violent macho men. A lot of nonverbal intimidation and tough talk precedes most of the violence, which makes it all the more entertaining. Evaluation: This is a fun read from start to finish, especially if you’re a fan of cowboy westerns. (JAB)
    • 4/5
      Zweiter Western mit Virgil Cole und Everett Hitch. Nachdem Hitch die Stadt Appaloosa (s. gleichnamiges Buch) zunächst allein verlassen hat, landet er in der Stadt Resolution, in der es weder Stadtrat noch Marshall oder Deputy gibt und daher Gesetzlosigkeit herrscht. Er hat die Aufgabe, in einem Saloon für Ordnung zu sorgen und wird schnell zum Beschützer aller Bedrohten der Stadt. Als gleich zwei einflussreiche Männer versuchen, die Stadt unter ihre alleinige Kontrolle zu bringen und sich jeweils eine eigene "Streitmacht" aus Pistoleros und Söldnern zusammenstellen, gerät die Situation außer Kontrolle. Gut, dass nun auch Virgil Cole in der Stadt eintrifft und auf seine ganz eigene Art mit Unterstützung seines Freundes Hitch wieder für Ordnung sorgt. Gelungene unabhängige Fortsetzung von "Appaloosa". Erneut ist die Freundschaft zwischen Cole und Hitch der Anker der Geschichte, und die wiederum sehr gelungenen Dialoge zeigen, dass auch moralische Grundfragen in Drei- bis Fünfwortsätzen erörtert werden können. Schade, dass Ed Harris nicht auch diesen zweiten Teil gemeinsam mit Viggo Mortensen verfilmt hat. Die Geschichte würde sich bestens eignen.
    • 4/5
      Resolution by Robert B Parker is the second book in his Virgil Cole/Everett Hitch western series and this book picks up right where the first left off. Everett is on his own and arrives in the small town of Resolution. He is hired as a Peacekeeper by the man who runs the most businesses in town, and after proving how adept he is at gunplay while still being fair and honest, he is soon ensconced in the saloon and becomes the man everyone brings their troubles to. From protecting whores to settling disputes amongst the town’s residents, he is settling into Resolution nicely. Of course, it isn’t long before trouble arrives and Everett needs to choose a side, but, luckily his friend and mentor Virgil Cole also makes his appearance.This is a simple, straight forward western tale of right vs. wrong, meek vs. strong but the relationship between Virgil and Everett raises this book to a whole different level. Talk about chemistry, these two have it to spare. Parker employs the use of sparse prose and simple conversations in a witty and humorous manner that moves the plot along nicely. Resolution is simply, a downright good read.
    • 3/5
      After having read Apaloosa, I was looking forward to reading this novel. The characters were good, but the overall plot was only so-so. Mostly I think what was lacking was that the villain in the story was not that villainous for my liking. It left me a little lukewarm. It was hard to find a really strong rooting interesting in this novel. In the end, the novel played itself out, but I just could not get engrossed in it.Carl Alves - author of Two For Eternity
    • 4/5
      This was a quick read featuring the same characters from Appaloosa. The story was highly similar to that book, but didn't feel repetitive to me. Ultimately, it was good enough for me to want to read another one.
    • 5/5
      Rarely, can I claim that I enjoy the sequel more then the original but Robert Parker delivers in Resolution. The story was not as original this time around but it is much more compelling. The relationship between Virgil Cole and Everitt Hitch is explored throughout the book adding much needed depth to our hereos. Parker packs the story with action, adventure and romance but it is the friendship angle of Cole and Hitch that keeps me reading. Hopefully, Mr. Parker will not end the adventures of Cole and Hitch just yet as I am longing to learn more about them and from them. I do believe in this case that Author knows best. You can read this novel as a stand alone but I suggest starting with Appaloosa.
    • 3/5
      Disappointed, Not his usual quality writing, but still an interesting western story.
    • 4/5
      Resolution by Robert B. Parker is the second of three Parker westerns. It is preceded by Apaloosa and has been followed by Brimstone. They feature the exploits of friends and fellow shooters Hitch and Cole in which honor is partnered with summary justice as dispensed by Parker's heroes. A good read, and, as always, has some of the most readable dialogue in modern American fiction.
    • 3/5
      As a big fan of Parker's Spencer Series I have always been a bit leery of reading anything else by him since Spencer has developed so richly for me over the past 20 years. In any case I decided to give [Resolution] a try. It certainly isn't his best piece of work, but was still somewhat enjoyable. It was too easy for me to imagine that Spencer and Hawk were transported back in time as in some sort of Quantum Leap and ended up as Everett Hitch and Virgil Cole of the Wild, Wild West. The story itself just didn't have enough flair and conflict for me. A typical Spencer novel has umph to it that keeps you interested. One of the things I like best about Parker's work is that they typically quick, funny, entertaining reads. Although this book was not one of my favorites, it certainly doesn't rank up there with the worst books I have ever read. Due to the small amount of time it actually took to read it, it wasn't all bad.
    • 4/5
      I haven't always enjoyed Parker's forays into the Wild, Wild West -- but I loved RESOLUTION. Here his trademark terse dialogue fits right in with the novel's setting, and the characters we met in earlier books are becoming more fully fleshed out. There's the inimitable, almost super-human Virgil Coles, the sure-shot gunman who struggles with both his need to be more than a hired killer and his love for the wayward Allie; and Everett Hitch, Coles' best friend, West Point trained experienced Indian fighter. The parallels between all Parker's characters are obvious -- but when he's at his best, as he is in this book, the differences between them are fascinating to this fan of his work. Coles is a combination of Hawk and Spenser, but with Hitch as the narrative voice, there's much less of the usual replay of character traits Spenser fans are all too familiar with. Similarly, with Allie off stage in this novel, there's much more scope for both action and character development -- and though a quick-witted fan can see echoes of Spenser's own group of dependable bandits in Cato Tillson and Frank Rose, they are still drawn individually enough to be engaging.For those die-hard Parker fans who've been disappointed in his last few Spenser books, give RESOLUTION a shot. I just can't help it -- I'm addicted to Parker, and it's nice now to have a choice of how to get my regular fix!Highly recommended.