Resolution : Virgil Cole and Everett Hitch ; bk. 2
(Book)

After the bloody confrontation in Appaloosa, Everett Hitch heads into the afternoon sun and ends up in Resolution, an Old West town so new the dust has yet to settle. Itś the kind of town that doesnt́ have much in the way of commerce, except for a handful of saloons and some houses of ill repute. Hitch takes a job as lookout at Amos Wolfsonś Blackfoot Saloon and quickly establishes his position as protector of the ladies who work the backrooms--as well as a man unafraid to stand up to the enforcer sent down from the OḾalley copper mine. Though Hitch makes short work of hired gun Koy Wickman, tensions continue to mount, so that even the self-assured Hitch is relieved by the arrival in town of his friend Virgil Cole. When greedy mine owner Eamon OḾalley threatens the loose coalition of local ranchers and starts buying up Resolutionś few businesses, Hitch and Cole find themselves in the middle of a makeshift war between OḾalleyś men and the ranchers. In a place where law and order dont́ exist, Hitch and Cole must make their own, guided by their sense of duty, honor, and friendship.