Jonathan Eaton

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THE PRAIRIE MARTIAN
Jonathan Eaton

Human, Martian or giant mutated tick -- only her spaceship knows for sure.

Genre: Sci-Fi, Western

A GOOD MAN FOR AN OUTLAW
Jonathan Eaton

An outlaw's unique perspective on loyalty and justice, and life and death on the Texas frontier

Genre: Fantasy, Western

OUTLAWS AND WORSE
Jonathan Eaton

In the little frontier town of Rydell, Texas, outlaws are the least of your worries.

Genre: Fantasy, Western

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50 STORIES 50
Jonathan Eaton

Hangmen and heroes, gods and aliens, gunslingers and fiddlers all swap tales (short and tall) in this eclectic collection.

Genre: Anthology

THE BUMBLEBEE AND OTHER STORIES
Jonathan Eaton

Take a ride with outlaw gangs and invaders from outer space. Thirteen stories from the master of far-out fiction.

Genre: Anthology

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OUTLAWS AND WORSE
by Jonathan Eaton
Reviewed by
William J. Cook

Rated: 5 Star

Outlaws and Worse, Jonathan Eaton's followup to A Good Man for an Outlaw, is everything we hope for in a sequel and much more. While continuing the story of Deputy Hayes, the pharmacist Fowler, and the outlaw Mathew Mulkey, it weaves a new tale with outrageous characters. It's a story both droll and dark, told in chapters that deceptively head out into strange and unexpected territory, only to come gliding back to the main narrative like a flock of vultures circling in the Texas sky, awaiting the call to dinner.

Make no mistake--Eaton is serving us another helping of "Western noir," dark as a cup of black coffee, but sweetened with a cream of Coenesque humor. The characters are deliciously weird, their personal stories, funny and shocking. The novel is well-edited and the writing is crisp and clear. My only quibble is that one minor character in a short chapter speaks in a phonetically-rendered dialect, which I found somewhat difficult. But no harm done. The book remains a solid five stars. I highly recommend it.