BookList - Wes Lukowsky
Back for a second adventure is Thomas Mullins, the black cavalry officer of "West Texas" (1991). Retired now and living in turn-of-the-century Boston on a pension, Mullins whiles away the endless hours with his beloved Sherlock Holmes and his memories. But a letter from an old army friend rouses Mullins from his lethargy. Bill Adams' half-Indian daughter is missing. Would Mullins, the best tracker Adams ever knew, come to Arizona to help find her? By the time Mullins arrives--with former trooper Lincoln Reeves in tow--his pal Adams has also disappeared. As Mullins' fictional mentor might say, "The game's afoot!" This is at once a stirring adventure, a mystery, and a wonderful portrait of a proud, intelligent black man making his way through a troubled, often hostile world. Highly recommended.