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vkemp's review
5.0
Milton T. Burton is the best writer nobody has ever heard of. He has written four novels, all of which I have ranked as five stars. Unfortunately, he died last November and will not be writing anymore.
In 1942, Virgil Tucker is a detective with the Cattlemen's Association. In Texas there are very few organizations more powerful. Virgil also grew up in Matador County, which is right close (as they say in Texas) to Duvall County. Politics is South Texas is a whole different country. Virgil knows how things get done in Texas. It really is a matter of who you know and where the bodies are buried. Virgil rescues a young lady and then is distraught when she turns up dead. He decides he needs to figure it all out. Carrying a special license from the Texas Rangers grants one a load of power in Texas and Virgil takes full advantage of it. The Mafia is trying to horn in on East Texas and the gambling and drugs and alcohol that go along with it. Nobody is happy about entities from outside Texas running gambling; Texas has Benny Binion to run that organization.
If you like your books full of atmosphere and believe that the setting is just as important as the story itself, do yourself a favor and read all of Burton's books. Space them out though, there won't be anymore.
In 1942, Virgil Tucker is a detective with the Cattlemen's Association. In Texas there are very few organizations more powerful. Virgil also grew up in Matador County, which is right close (as they say in Texas) to Duvall County. Politics is South Texas is a whole different country. Virgil knows how things get done in Texas. It really is a matter of who you know and where the bodies are buried. Virgil rescues a young lady and then is distraught when she turns up dead. He decides he needs to figure it all out. Carrying a special license from the Texas Rangers grants one a load of power in Texas and Virgil takes full advantage of it. The Mafia is trying to horn in on East Texas and the gambling and drugs and alcohol that go along with it. Nobody is happy about entities from outside Texas running gambling; Texas has Benny Binion to run that organization.
If you like your books full of atmosphere and believe that the setting is just as important as the story itself, do yourself a favor and read all of Burton's books. Space them out though, there won't be anymore.
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