“The Big Bend of the Rio Grande was outlaw
country. Always had been, always would be.”
This first
novel from J. Todd Scott is a fine example of modern Texas noir. A Federal law enforcement
agent himself the author brings a feel of grit and authenticity to the bad
doin’s in Texas Outlaw country and he does so with a surprising amount of elegance
and poetry in his prose.
If I have a complaint
with this novel is that the opening is so strong we are left a little wanting
in passages that give us distance from the malevolence that starts us off. This
“complaint” is faint as there is much here to admire and enjoy.
I look
forward to seeing what Mr. Scott dishes up next.
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