Roy was Judge Roy Bean, the infamous, notorious real-life jurist whose life has been the source of biographies, novels, plays, and films. Lillie was Lillie Langtry, the celebrated "Jersey Lily" of the British stage. They never met, but they wrote letters. From very different backgrounds, living vastly different lives, separated by an ocean and most of a continent, these two unforgettable people share something unique in the "lost letters" of this novel.

For many years Bean, the cantankerous, self-styled arbiter of rough frontier justice, wrote fan letters to the beautiful actress across the sea; occasionally, she wrote back. He even renamed the town in which he lived Langtry in her honor. And they would have met, if Bean had not died shortly before Lillie, after years of this strange but poignant correspondence, finally kept her promise to visit her distant admirer. In Roy & Lillie, a story of letters lost and at long last found, Loren D. Estleman, with all the nuance and narrative skill that has won him multiple Spur Awards, brings to life an untold chapter of transatlantic love that is as tender as it is unique.

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Praise for this book

“Fascinating historical fiction. ” —Booklist on The Branch and the Scaffold

“This is a vivid, fast-paced western adventure brilliantly presentedvby a masterful storyteller.” —Publishers Weekly on The Branch and the Scaffold

“The tale of a master executioner written by a master storyteller: What more could you ask for?” —Elmore Leonard on The Master Executioner

“A master craftsman at storytelling, Estleman spins a fascinating and macabre account about a forgotten craftsman of the Old West, the professional hangman.” —Elmer Kelton on The Master Executioner

“Estleman's prose snaps like fresh linen Treasury bills, using a Cold- Eye-of-God style for a type of fiction-truer-than-fact stretching back to Defoe's true-fact novel Journal of the Plague Year.” —Kirkus Reviews, starred review on The Master Executioner




About the AuthorLOREN D. ESTLEMAN has written more than sixty novels, including Frames, Gas City, and American Detective. His work has earned him four Shamus Awards, five Spur Awards, and three Western Heritage Awards. He lives in Michigan with his wife, author Deborah Morgan.
Title: Roy & Lillie: A Love Story
Author(s): Loren D. Estleman
ISBN: 9781429963008
Copyright 2010
Release Date: August 03, 2010
Publisher: Tor Publishing Group
Countries: United States, Canada | Learn more about available countries
Language: English
Format: ePub,mobi | Learn More about our supported formats
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