The Texas Job

[A] well-crafted crime novel...authentic settings and richly drawn characters complement Wortham's striking depiction of the Texas oil boom and the unavoidable corruption, greed, and anarchy that accompany it. Hopefully, Bell will be back in a sequel. -- Publishers Weekly A panoramic tale that entertains us with a suspenseful manhunt but it also reflects on dark times...[The Texas Job] is a smoldering powder keg of a read. -- Crime Fiction Lover As Texas Ranger Tom Bell moves center stage, a reader imagines Gary Cooper walking real slow down a dusty street...the unkillable Ranger goes from hero to superhero. -- Booklist Much detail is woven into East Texas settings, and colloquialisms are plentiful. Story pacing sometimes slows between action scenes with multiple glimpses of the Ranger taking coffee breaks (a few grains of salt will cut down the acid ) and smoothing his thick mustache (until he caught the habit ). But once the shooting starts, Ranger Bell and the book come alive. -- Historical Novel Society Readers who've already seen Tom grown old in earlier installments of Wortham's Texas Red River series will be rubbing their hands in eager anticipation of what happens next...A familiar but powerful tale of a solitary hero confronting a web of conspirators against hopeless odds. -- Kirkus Reviews The action starts out strong, moves at a fast pace, and the suspense continues to build...[The Texas Job] is an engaging and action-filled crime thriller in a historical setting that kept me turning the pages. -- Mystery and Suspense Magazine The Texas Job brilliantly transforms the lone wolf drifter genre into a gripping piece of historical fiction. -- BookReporter.com