‘There was a time
when The Lawyer would have said no man deserved to die in the dirt. That time
had long past.’
The Lawyer was once a good man who did his work with the law
on his side. Following on from the murder of his family he’s still a good man,
only now he’s prepared to use different tools to find justice.
He’s on the trail of Big Jim Kimbrough and winds up in a
town called Sundown. While there he is horrified by an act of barbarity carried
out by local bully Buchanan who drags a local black man into town to be hung
because he’s stolen a slice of pie. The Lawyer can’t tolerate this and steps in
to try and alter the planned course of events. Unfortunately, Buchanan has the
backing of twisted minds and those who rely on him for employment. Intervention
means going up against practically the whole town.
With only one ally, The Lawyer draws his line in the sand
and becomes the target of the deranged mob that doesn’t appreciate his set of
values.
The
Lawyer: Six Guns At Sundown (US)
is a quick and enthralling read. The usual Western props are present in
abundance and the action is delivered with the tension and pace that you can
confidently expect in a story by Eric Beetner. Themes of the underdog against
the hoard and of the just against the brutes may be commonplace, but the
element of racism that forms a key platform for the tale brings an extra dimension
that is compelling and offers a reminder that though things have changed,
there’s still a way to go.
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