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Eli and Charlie Sisters are brothers contracted by the mysterious Commodore to kill Hermann Kermit Warm, a dying prospector who has hidden gold on a claim outside Sacramento. On the journey from Oregon City to the gold mine, the brothers encounter a cast of eccentric outlaws, gamblers, and miners. Eli, reluctant to kill, is drawn into a violent and grim world while confronting questions about his own identity and the purpose of his grisly profession.
First publish date: 2011
Genre: Western Fiction/Historical Western
Authors: Patrick deWitt
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