From the Publisher
"In Dead Man's Walk, McMurtry uses a simple, wry, immensely accessible storyteller's voice to ponder the same questions that Melville and Conrad did. This is a great book. . . . Larry McMurtry, at his best here, is one of the finest American novelists, ever. We are lucky he's around."John Milius, Los Angeles Times
"McMurtry remains a good storyteller, and he remains a master of dialogue, doing a sort of frontier version of Oscar Wilde."Washington Post Book World
"Dead Man's Walk. . . succeeds marvelously . . . resurrecting two brilliantly conceived characters and delivering a rousing tale of the Wild West."Michael Berry, San Francisco Chronicle
"Gee-haw! Larry McMurtry is back in the yarn-slinging businesswith a vengeance. . . . Readers will gobble up Dead Man's Walka wild and wooly readfrom cover to cover."Denver Post
"Dead Man's Walk is a very good read . . . [It] will keep you reading [and] make you miss meals." Seattle Times
"McMurtry does great characters. Call and McCrae are real, lifelike, believable, and lovable. . . . McMurtry's stories are brimming with passion and page-turning excitement. . . It's good, good stuff."Kansas City Star