In the Mystery of the Cowboy Summit, the Hollywood Cowboy Detectives fight for their lives against terrifying monsters, both human and otherwise, along the Amazon River in Brazil.
"Once again, Purcell invites his readers along displaying a genuine love of his characters, both real and fictional, and his understanding of the times. [His books are] "rootin-tootin' gems." -Pulp Fiction Reviews
It's the last week of March 1941 and FDR has asked Republic Pictures flack Curly Woods, studio chauffeur Nick Danby and western film stars Hoot Gibson, Buck Jones and Crash Corrigan to attend a Cowboy Summit in Brazil.
The President's plan is for the film stars to slap backs, sign autographs and be All-American goodwill ambassadors to South and Central American business representatives. At the same time, they are expected to keep their cynical eyes open to make sure State Department officials don't make friends with any "wolves in sheepskin business suits."
Gorgeous blonde State Department official Arlene Mistevin, raven-haired hostess Maria Sebastian and Dr. Anita LaFond and her lovely auburn locks keep things interesting for the cowboys, whose priorities are always justice, beer and beautiful ladies - not necessarily in that order.
The cowboys discover that the spectacular yet secluded Rancho Grandé hides deadly secrets more dangerous than the Amazon River's piranhas, crocodiles and poison dart carrying indigenous natives. And they come face to face with an organization of extreme maniacs preparing a terror campaign against America's environment, economy and culture.
This time, classic western stars Buck Jones and Crash Corrigan join Curly, Hoot and Nick in the pulp-action sci-fi western thrills reminiscent of the amazing Saturday matinee cliffhanger serials of the 1930s and '40s. Former newspaper editor and political cartoonist Darryle Purcell also illustrates his Hollywood Cowboy Detectives and Man of the Mist books in the style of the classic pulp publications of the same era.
