A review by paulataua
Deadwood by Pete Dexter

3.0

Wild Bill Hickok and Charlie Utter find themselves in Deadwood. Bill, getting on in years and with failing health, just wants to be left alone to play cards and get drunk. The world, however, isn‘t going to let him rest. On the descriptive level, this was so good. I got a real feel of the time and place. Beyond that however, I felt it lacked an intensity. Everything, whether of great or little importance, seemed to be given the same treatment and I needed a change of pace. Worth reading , yes, but the best western novel ever written, no.