Cole & Hitch

The Cole & Hitch series is a series of western novels written by the popular American author named Robert B. Parker. The later books in the series were written by Robert Knott following the death of author Parker. The series features Virgil Cole and Everett Hitch in the lead roles. Virgil Cole is described by author Parker as a new marshall of the ranching and mining town called Appaloosa, while Everett Hitch is introduced as his deputy. The initial few books of the series served as the departure for author Parker, who used to write detective fiction novels quite frequently until the Wyatt Earp novel titled Gunman’s Rhapsody published in the year 2001. This western series is comprised of a total of 7 books, which were released between the years 2005 and 2014. The debut novel of this series is titled as Appaloosa, which was later adapted into a Hollywood film of the same name in the year 2008. Author Robert Parker began writing the series in the year 2005 and also published its first book in the same year. The final book that author Parker wrote in the Cole & Hitch series is known as the ‘Blue-Eyes Devil’. This was the 4th novel of the series. After this novel, the remaining three were written by the another author named Robert Knott. Because of his important contribution to the series in the later parts, it is believed that the series lives on Knott as its author. Both Everett Hitch and Virgil Cole are described as lawmen by author Parker, who roam throughout the Old West. They are popularly known as the town-taming gunslingers of the Old West. The people living in the town refer to them as private eyes by deed and not by name. Author Parker has described them as becoming popular lawmen for hire during the late 19th century. They are often compared to the likes of Chandler and Hammett.