From the Spur Award-winning author, a con artist posing as a Shakespearian actor stages bank robberies across the country in this wild west adventure.Johnny Vermillion's theater troupe brings masterpieces to the Wild West. The four actors are versatile enough to wear many costumes and play many roles. A few props, a little makeup, a costume and—voilà—applause on the rugged frontier.Johnny also arranges a special attraction for each town. While his actors bustle in and out of costumes, on and off the stage in many roles, one plays the villain in the bank. Then the actors take their curtain calls and railroad away.Who? Us? Rob a bank? But you saw all of us on stage. When could we have done that?A Pinkerton man becomes the troupe's severest critic: He notices the news reports of stage performances one day and bank robberies the next. He follows the troupe, packing his suspicions. Finally, he sets a clever trap.Loren D. Estleman's The Adventures of JohnnyVermillion features one of the most entertaining rogues ever to turn a dishonest dollar. Any audience will love a troupe that can transform A Midsummer Night's Dream into grand larceny."Estleman rivals the finest American novelist with his gritty visions and keen ear." —Washington Post Book World"A master craftsman." —The New York Times"Loren D. Estleman is my hero." ―Harlan Coben, #1 New York Times–bestselling author of Gone Before Goodbye
From the Spur Award-winning author, a con artist posing as a Shakespearian actor stages bank robberies across the country in this wild west adventure.Johnny Vermillion's theater troupe brings masterpieces to the Wild West. The four actors are versatile enough to wear many costumes and play many roles. A few props, a little makeup, a costume and—voilà—applause on the rugged frontier.Johnny also arranges a special attraction for each town. While his actors bustle in and out of costumes, on and off the stage in many roles, one plays the villain in the bank. Then the actors take their curtain calls and railroad away.Who? Us? Rob a bank? But you saw all of us on stage. When could we have done that?A Pinkerton man becomes the troupe's severest critic: He notices the news reports of stage performances one day and bank robberies the next. He follows the troupe, packing his suspicions. Finally, he sets a clever trap.Loren D. Estleman's The Adventures of JohnnyVermillion features one of the most entertaining rogues ever to turn a dishonest dollar. Any audience will love a troupe that can transform A Midsummer Night's Dream into grand larceny."Estleman rivals the finest American novelist with his gritty visions and keen ear." —Washington Post Book World"A master craftsman." —The New York Times"Loren D. Estleman is my hero." ―Harlan Coben, #1 New York Times–bestselling author of Gone Before Goodbye
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