"Blue-Eyed Devil", is the fourth novel in Robert Parker's Cole/Hitch series.
Virgil Cole and his sidekick Everett Hitch have returned to the small dusty town of Appaloosa. An ambitious fellow named Amos Callico has taken their former position of police chief in this isolated town. But, the new police chief is selective in responding when local saloons needed protection from area cowboys who drink a bit too much and overzealous customers who abuse ladies of the evening.
So, these local businessmen greet Virgil and Everett with a proposal.
"All of us got the same problem," Speck said. "And we thought you boys might be able to help us."
It seemed that the chief of police charges a monthly 'safeguard - fee' of each Appaloosa businessman. But, they complained, payment does not guarantee protection.
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