the silent wallflowers

the Lion Who Shot Back

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were preparing for bed when a shotgun blast sent buckshot deep into Elmer's rib cage

Anne Bentley

The Place of Dead Roads Saints the silent wallflowersThis surreal fable, set in America's Old West, features a cast of notorious characters: The Crying Gun, who breaks into tears at the sight of his opponent; The Priest, who goes into gunfights giving his adversaries the last rites; and The Nihilistic Kid himself, Kim Carson, who, with a succession of beautiful sidekicks, sets out to challenge the morality of small town America. Fantastical and humorous, The Place of Dead Roads continues William