Robert Knott is een acteur, schrijver en producent wiens werk in film en televisie bewerkingen van geprezen romans omvat. Hij werd gekozen door het Nalatenschap van Robert B. Parker om de Cole and Hitch westernromanserie voort te zetten. Knott's ervaring omvat de bewerking en productie van de speelfilm Appaloosa, gebaseerd op een roman van Parker. Zijn diverse creatieve achtergrond stelt hem in staat een uniek perspectief te bieden aan het western genre.
Virgil Cole and Everett Hitch, the itinerant lawmen, are back to face a dangerous escaped criminal in this intense installment of the series. As they navigate the gritty landscape, they encounter challenges that test their skills and resolve, showcasing the thrilling action and character dynamics that fans have come to love.
Lawmen Virgil Cole and Everett Hitch must prevent all-out war between rival factions in the latest adventure in the New York Times-bestselling series. When gold is discovered in the foothills just outside of Appaloosa, it sets off a fight between two shrewd local business operations as their hired gun hands square off over the claim. First a young miner disappears, then another. And then one of the businessmen himself is killed, right on his front doorstep. Meanwhile, as Cole and Hitch try to put a stop to the escalating violence, another killer is making his way toward town in pursuit of a long-lost dream, and a mission of vengeance. Cole and Hitch will have their work cut out for them to keep the peace, especially when all these ruffians converge at the huge Appaloosa Days festival, where hundreds of innocent souls might get caught in the crossfire . . .