“Robert Conley is possibly one of the most underrated and overlooked writers of our time, as well as most skilled. Versatile: Poetry, Humor, historical, Western, Mystery, even Horror. Now, Kid Parmlee. Neither a traditional general western character, a super-hero or antihero caricature, he is simply Kid Parmlee, a human being. In his pathetic way, Kid Parmlee is not a very good person, but also only as bad as survival requires. Simple yet clever, good and bad, sad and funny, failure and success … ‘The Kid’ holds up a mirror to the human condition.”
—Don Coldsmith, author of
the Spanish Bit Series and Bearer of the Pipe
“Kid Parmlee ain’t much shucks with the King’s English, but he’s loud and clear when he talks with his six-shooter. Robert Conley spins a fast-action tall tale salted with Western humor.”
—Elmer Kelton, author of
The Smiling Country and Cloudy in the West
“Cherokee writer Robert Conley is one of the most inventive writers America has ever had. In Kid Parmlee he has created a second-hand Billy the Kid who will charm your damned ears off and send you down a trail of fun, frivolity, and adventure. Go buy it right now, read it, and enjoy it.”
—Max Evans, author of The Rounders,
The Hi-Lo Country, and Bluefeather Fellini