The Colorado Kid

In the foreword to the 2019 printing of The Colorado Kid, the editor lays the cards on the table as to the intent of this novel, and the Hard Case imprint overall: it's meant to be a throwback to the pulp novels of the early-mid 20th century, where you could pay the price of a movie ticket and knock out the novel in a sitting or two. Nothing revelatory or heavy or life-changing, just a good time. And The Colorado Kid absolutely delivered that for me, with the added bonus of an ending that left me something to think on for a little while after.