Five Graves for Lassiter

 Five Graves for Lassiter

by

Jack Slade

(Peter Germano)

Lassiter planned to rob the Deadwood bank of a quarter of a million dollars. With the help of Pop Felton, an old codger who owed him his life, and Kathy O'Neil, a teller in the bank, there was no way he could fail.

But Pop Felton double-crossed them, Kathy was killed, and the Sallivan gang ended up with the money.

Now Lassiter was going to track down the Sallivan boys one by one. And Lassiter had five deep graves just ready waiting for them!

Even the best‑laid plans can fall apart. Lassiter learns that the hard way when his scheme is blown to hell, and the woman he intends to marry is gunned down by the Sallivan gang.

Branded a suspect in the crime, he rides out of Deadwood with revenge burning hotter than the noonday sun. But he’s not the only one on the trail. Behind him comes Kathy’s sister, Cindy—just as hungry for vengeance, and convinced that Lassiter is the man who deserves it.

Shadowing them both is Wells Fargo agent Sidney Blood, relentless as a wolf on a scent. He aims to drag the outlaws back in irons… or leave them in the ground.

Germano (writing as Slade) delivers a fast, hard‑hitting tale that’s as smooth to read as it is packed with action. I learned about the author’s identity from Rough Edges Blogspot and James Reasoner. I haven’t read many Lassiter novels—an early, dull entry put me off—but Five Graves is a different beast entirely.

It’s good enough to send me hunting for more of Germano’s Lassiter stories.

5/5.