Wolfville Nights drops us into a lawless corner of the Southwest where a deck of cards can be worth more than a man's life and reputation is earned in blood. Told through the weathered voice of the Old Cattleman, this sequel to Lewis's Wolfville tales introduces Silver Phil, a gambler and criminal whose charm masks something far more dangerous. Phil drifts into Wolfville with mischief in his eyes and violence in his past, quickly establishing himself as a man who plays dirty and holds grudges longer than most. As Phil's schemes escalate from cheating at cards to something far more sinister, the town's uneasy tolerance reaches its breaking point. The frontier may be wild, but even Wolfville has lines that shouldn't be crossed. Lewis writes with the blunt force of a man who knew these towns and the men who built them. This is frontier noir at its most uncompromising, with sharp dialogue, real danger, and characters who exist in moral gray zones. For readers who love their Westerns unsentimental and authentic.
