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Pursuit Of The Mountain Man (The Last Mountain Man #9)
by William W. JohnstoneThe trouble with being the fastest gun alive was having to prove it to all the trigger-happy gunmen who scoured the West itching for a challenge. Some traveled even further -- Count Frederick von Hausen sailed across the Atlantic from Germany to hunt the most dangerous game of all -- Smoke Jensen. Gathering a hunting party of the toughest hardcases in the West, von Hausen shadowed Smoke into Wyoming's high Rockies. As he thumbed back the hammer of his Colt . 45, Smoke reflected that these doomed backtrailers couldn't have picked a prettier place to be buried...
Quest of the Mountain Man (Mountain Man #30)
by William W. JohnstoneJohnstone Country. Where Freedom Rings.The only good outlaw is a dead outlaw . . . Guarding a railroad that’s working its way across a thousand miles of North America and through the Canadian Rockies ain’t easy—especially when an army of cross-border outlaws starts wreaking havoc on the tracks. Smoke Jensen knows there’s only one way to run this railroad: straight into one hell of a fight . . . Live Free. Read Hard.
Rage of Eagles (Eagles #5)
by William W. JohnstoneTHE GREATEST WESTERN WRITER OF THE 21ST CENTURY JUSTICE GETS ITS REVENGE Jamie Ian and Kate MacCallister are together now, buried side by side on a ridge overlooking the huge Colorado valley they had settled and the town they had founded. It's up to their children now to carry on the MacCallister legacy. Falcon MacCallister is more than willing to take on that task. He's the spitting image of his father, Jamie. He stands six foot three and is heavy with muscle. Just like his father, Falcon is quick on the shoot. Lightning quick. Now, after the cowardly murder of his father, Falcon is out for revenge against the Noonan gang. On his quest, he'll become embroiled in the deadly Wyoming Range Wars and face down the notorious Silver Dollar Kid, before coming face to face with Nance Noonan himself.
Rage Of The Mt Man/Betrayal Of The Mt Man
by William W. JohnstoneBig As A Bear, Sly As A Cougar, Mean As A Rattlesnake... His Name Is Smoke Jensen: Mountain Man...Smoke Jensen is the most powerful man on the Sugarloaf frontier--and he's all that stands between a greedy group of Eastern slickers and their schemes for a criminal empire in the Rockies. When Smoke heads back to Boston with his wife, it gives his enemies the opening they'd been waiting for: to kill the mountain man and take over the West.But even on the unfamiliar turf of back alleys and teeming docks, Smoke is more than most men can handle...until his wife is kidnapped. Now Smoke is in a fury and in this fight all the way from Boston back to Dodge City and up to Yellowstone, where a brutal showdown with a gang of hired guns awaits...and where, in a blazing hail of bullets and blood, the legend of the big man is about to grow even bigger...There's Nothing A Man Won't Do To Clear His NameThey called him fastest gun alive, but Smoke Jensen is determined to stay on the right side of the law. That is, until he's jumped by six low-life robbers who steal his shirt--and his identity. Smoke's tried for robbery and murder, and sentenced to hang in morning. Someone's out to frame the Mountain Man . . . someone who's made a big mistake.Justice--Mountain Man StyleBarely managing to escape on the morning of his hanging, Smoke's going after the desperados who've set him up. The gang thinks they have nothing to fear; they've already divided up the loot and gone their separate ways. But Smoke's going to hunt them down one by one. Because nobody frames the Mountain Man. Nobody who plans on staying alive, that is...
Renegades (The Last Gunfighter #12)
by William W. JohnstoneWilliam W. Johnstone is the premier chronicler of the American West--and of the brand of iron-willed men who would define a nation. His action-packed novels capture the untamed frontier in all its glory, tragedy and brutality--as ordinary Americans wage extraordinary battles to settle an unforgiving land. Now, Johnstone returns to the saga of the drifting gunman Frank Morgan, a man willing to walk into any storm--and blast his way out again. . .Shoot First. Die Last.On the border between Mexico and Texas, Frank Morgan is caught between two warring ranchers, men who speak different languages but share the same stubborn courage--and are both being terrorized by a raider called the Black Scorpion. Texas Rangers are struggling to bring law and order to the chaos. But as the air is split by the sound of gunfire and men and women die, Morgan starts to see a different picture--and even comes face to face with the Black Scorpion himself. Suddenly, amidst deceptions, double-crosses and secret liaisons, the last gunfighter has become the next renegade. And in this war, Frank Morgan's worst enemies are wearing their own kind of masks--and killing in plain sight. . .
Reprisal (The Last Gunfighter #2)
by William W. JohnstoneNew York Times bestselling author William W. Johnstone continues his masterful storytelling with The Last Gunfighter--a boldly authentic series of the wild American west . . . REPRISAL Frank Morgan rides with a brace of six guns, a reputation for knowing how to use them, and a private score he's vowed to settle. Known on the frontier as the Drifter, Morgan has come to Colorado in pursuit of the hombres who killed the only woman he ever loved. But two vicious outlaw gangs are running roughshod over the territory in a stampede of murder, robbery, and rape. And now they've made an enemy of Frank Morgan--taking his own son hostage. Suddenly, one against one hundred makes for even odds. Because Frank Morgan is a man who has forgotten how to fear--and he's getting more dangerous every day . . .
Rescue (The Last Gunfighter #7)
by William W. JohnstoneTHE GREATEST WESTERN WRITER OF THE 21ST CENTURY William Johnstone single-handedly shaped the landscape of frontier fiction with his classic Mountain Man series. Now he returns to the West with a gritty, realistic tale of blood struggles, revenge, and honor--the saga of a man whose legend would spread across a brave new land. Rescue In California, Frank Morgan nearly found a home. But now he's pulled up stakes and hit the road again, aiming to reach the high desert of Arizona. For Frank, the plan changes when he steps into a saloon in a dusty boomtown called Los Angeles. That's where he learns that his nemesis, Val Dooley, has found a new business: the selling of young women into prostitution, with the victims as young as twelve years old, and the survivors ending up drugged and beaten. Frank wastes no time tracking his enemy, traveling from California to New Mexico and West Texas. What he doesn't know is that Val Dooley has been waiting for him all along: for one last chance to bring the last gunfighter down--in a hail of lead . . .
The Return of the Mountain Man (The Last Mountain Man #2)
by William W. JohnstoneBury, Idaho was the kind of place that tested mens' resolve. It was wild and unruly and so were its inhabitants: Stratton, Potter, and Richards, three outlaw gunslingers trying to make a place for themselves. A no man's land like Bury seemed the appropriate home for these desperados until Smoke Jensen came to town. Smoke came to this barren frontier with an ax to grind and the desire to see these three miscreants settle down permanately-six feet down. They had murdered his wife and son years ago and a burning vengeance was the only thing keeping Smoke warm in the cold western wilderness. Now that Smoke had finally found what he was looking for in Bury, will it be enough to satisfy his demons or will his demons bury him?
Revenge of the Mountain Man (Mountain Man #4)
by William W. JohnstoneJohnstone Country. Frontier spirit lives here.THE GREATEST WESTERN WRITER OF THE 21ST CENTURY Smoke Jensen—A One Man Judge and Jury They struck in a pack, in the dead of night. They had crept in like thieves, like the cowards they were...but it wasn’t robbery they had in mind. It Was Something Much Darker... Smoke Jensen was buying cattle a hundred miles away from his Colorado ranch when he got the news. Drawing two horses from the remuda, he saddled up, rode off...and didn’t stop until he reached his wife’s side. She had been shot three times, and lay close to death. Smoke Jensen knew the outlaws had come to kill him. He wouldn’t give them a second chance. He was going after them. And He Wasn’t Taking Any Prisoners...Live Free. Read Hard.
San Angelo Showdown (Blood Bond #8)
by William W. JohnstoneJohnstone Country. Patriots Welcome.Young Matt Bodine and Sam Two Wolves became blood brothers on the day the rancher’s son saved the halfbreed’s life, forging a bond no one could ever break. As years passed, a legend grew of the breed and the white man who rode together—and who could jerk killing iron with the best of them… SAN ANGELO SHOWDOWN Trigger-happy outlaws are giving the Texas Rangers a lot more trouble lately than they can handle, leaving most of Texas in a heap of trouble. So when Bodine and Two Wolves drift into the sleepy cattle town of San Angelo, Ranger Josiah Finch—knowing their reputation with the killing iron—convinces them to pin on badges and put their talents to work for his side of the law. But the Rangers are caught off guard when a ruthless band of cattle thieves levels the town with dynamite. The thieves a big mistake, though, when they run for the Mexican border because now it’s Sam and Matt’s kind of fight, and they’re going to see to it that the outlaws get what they’re due . . . on this side of the Rio Grande.Live Free. Read Hard.
Savage Country (The Last Gunfighter #13)
by William W. JohnstoneThe Greatest Western Writer Of The 21st Century National bestselling author William W. Johnstone and Fred Austin write about the wild American West as if they dodged every bullet ever fired in those bygone times--and the legendary Frank Morgan, the Last Gunfighter, is one of their deadliest, most unstoppable heroes . . . Bullets Are His Business For Frank Morgan, a reunion with his estranged son brings back bittersweet memories of another time and place. Conrad Morgan is an Eastern businessman trying to build a railroad through an untamed corner of New Mexico Territory. Even though Frank has revenge-hungry killers on his trail, his kin needs him now. So with a gun-toting, hard-loving beauty named Rebel by their side, father and son ride straight into a pitched battle with hired killers and furious Apache warriors. It's a firestorm more treacherous and evil than Frank Morgan has ever faced. Because a criminal mastermind is in the middle of it, waiting for a chance kill two Morgans for the price of one . . .
Savagery of The Mountain Man (The Last Mountain Man #37)
by William W. JohnstoneWHERE THERE'S FIRE... THERE'S SMOKE.... Santa Clara, Colorado, is 24 hours by train from the land where Smoke Jensen found peace and prosperity on his Sugarloaf Ranch. But somehow, Smoke can't stay away from Santa Clara--and from an evil cattle baron hiding a murderous past. AND WHERE THERE'S SMOKE-- THERE'S JUSTICE... For Smoke, it starts at a high-class auction for a pureblood Hereford bull. Smoke wins the bidding--and earns the hatred of Pogue Quentin, Santa Clara's leading citizen and a man living on bloodshed and lies. Then Smoke's friend Pearlie drifts to Santa Clara. And when Pearlie runs afoul of Quentin, all hell will break loose. Now Smoke Jensen is heading to Santa Clara to face a man who already wants him dead--but Pogue Quentin never met anything like the fire of a mountain man...
Scream of Eagles (Eagles #4)
by William W. JohnstoneIn this western by the bestselling author of Talons of Eagles, a gunfighter and his sons dole out revenge on a bloodthirsty gang. Raised by the Shawnee, Jamie Ian MacCallister survived the bloodshed of the Alamo and the Civil War. With each victory, the MacCallister legend grew—as violent and unpredictable as the land that gave him life. Now the battle has gotten personal: the brutal murder of his wife at the hands of the wild Miles Nelson gang. Jamie&’s journey of revenge will take him from Atlantic City&’s bustling port of thieves, con men, and whores to the pristine and deadly landscape of the Colorado Rockies . . . and finally to a place called Little Big Horn. All he has at his side are his sons and an unquenchable thirst for justice—MacCallister style.
Showdown (The Last Gunfighter #5)
by William W. JohnstoneTHE GREATEST WESTERN WRITERS OF THE 21ST CENTURY New York Times bestselling author William W. Johnstone continues his masterful western storytelling tradition with The Last Gunfighter--a boldly authentic series of the American West . . . Showdown Frank Morgan has drifted down to Idaho after a wild range war in Montana, and his fame as a gunfighter is traveling fast and far ahead of him. With his face on the covers of newspapers and dozens of dime novels, he's got nowhere left to hide. Because gunning down a legend like Frank has become more than an obsession to some men--it's a high stakes sport. Now, bankrolled by rich and powerful men from the East, a dozen highly-skilled killers have finally gotten what they wanted: the elusive Frank Morgan in their sights. But Morgan is deadliest when he's cornered--and he'll be damned if he dies for any man's greed.
Song of Eagles (Eagles #6)
by William W. JohnstoneTHE GREATEST WESTERN WRITER OF THE 21ST CENTURY The American West--bright with hope and possibility, ravaged by war and greed, and forged by the men and myths that defined the frontier. Men like renowned gunfighter Falcon MacCallister who risked his life to defend it . . . The Ballad Of Billy The Kid In Pecos Valley, New Mexico, a cattle war has erupted, pitting rancher against rancher across a once-peaceful land. It has thrust MacCallister into the dead center of one of the most violent battles on record--and barrel to barrel with the greatest challenge he has ever faced. His name is William Bonney. His victims called him Billy the Kid. MacCallister calls him a bad risk. But in the deadly gamble of the Lincoln Country War, placing your bet on an outlaw like the Kid is the only game in town. MacCallister's Law: never turn your back on a man . . . unless he's already dead.
Spirit of the Mountain Man (Mountain Man #16)
by William W. JohnstoneJohnstone Country. Where the Good Die Young. The Bad Die Sooner.The Message Was Written In Blood: Bring Me The Head Of Smoke Jensen! A hard term in Yuma Prison gave Ralph Tinsdale and his gunhawk sidekicks time to nurse a deep hatred for Smoke Jensen—the man who put them there. A bloody escape gives them the chance to get even. Their posse is already forty strong, the price on Smoke's head is up to twenty grand, and with Jensen's own wife shanghaied into Tinsdale's deadly trap, this time there's more at stake than Smoke's own life . . . Live Free. Read Hard.
Spirit of the Mountain Man/Ordeal of the Mountain Man (Mountain Man)
by William W. JohnstoneThe Message Was Written In Blood: Bring Me The Head Of Smoke Jensen! A hard term in Yuma Prison gave Ralph Tinsdale and his gunhawk sidekicks time to nurse a deep hatred for Smoke Jensen--the man who put them there. A bloody escape gives them the chance to get even. Their posse is already forty strong, the price on Smoke's head is up to twenty grand, and with Jensen's own wife shanghaied into Tinsdale's deadly trap, this time there's more at stake than Smoke's own life . . . Ordeal Of The Mountain Man Revenge On The Outlaw Trail. . ..The Wyoming tinderbox of Muddy Gap is feeling none too friendly ever since the Grubbs gang tore through on a hellraising rampage. And it's far from over. Because what the vicious Utah Jack Grubbs would really kill for just rode into town: Smoke Jensen. . .and a small fortune in rawhide.Smoke needed a break from driving a herd of remounts north when he showed up in Muddy Gap. Now, he's on the run again, headed for the Montana wilds--with Grubbs and his men shadowing his trail. As if that wasn't trouble enough, Chief Iron Claw's bloodthirsty Cheyenne warriors have just appeared on the horizon. It isn't long before a war between the white man's greed and the red man's savagery turns the peaceful Bighorn Mountains into a simmering powderkeg.Caught in the middle--with no way out--Smoke Jensen is just the man to set off the explosion. Either way, this mountain man could end up dead. . .
The Stalking Death (A Duff MacCallister Western #8)
by William W. JohnstoneJohnstone Country. Where others fear to tread. Descended from Scottish Highlanders and blood kin to Falcon and Jamie Ian, Duff MaCallister forged a bold new life on the American frontier. But he will always stay true to his clan’s fighting spirit—when it comes to justice . . . THE STALKING DEATH There’s something rotten in Wyoming, and it’s not just the smell of cow pies—the first whiff is coming off the Laramie County Cattlemen. Right off the bat, Duff notices something odd: no small-time ranchers allowed. It’s big-leaguers only. And none are bigger than Brad Houser, owner of the sprawling Twin Peaks ranch. He’s up in arms over the small-timers claiming the unbranded mavericks who escape their herds. Which is perfectly legal. No brand, free cow. Houser has a plan to stop these former cowboys from taking their runaways. For $1000, Houser will make the small ranchers go away—six feet under. That makes Duff MacCallister madder than a wet hen . . . and his guns will do the screaming.
Talons of Eagles (Eagles #3)
by William W. Johnstone&“Solid, page-turning entertainment featuring a larger-than-life hero in MacCallister&” from the greatest Western writer of the 21st century (Booklist). Divided they fall . . . Raised by the Shawnee, Jamie Ian MacCallister fought his way to manhood on an odyssey that took him from the Alamo to Colorado to the goldfields of California. Now, the United States is divided against itself—North against South, brother against brother, father against son. With his own sons fighting on opposing sides, MacCallister leads his Confederate Marauders into battle from Georgia to Tennessee, from Bull Run to Shiloh. When the guns of war finally fall silent, a vengeful enemy vows to add another chapter to the bloodstained pages of history . . . by hunting down the soldier named Jamie Ian MacCallister. Praise for the Eagles series &“[A] rousing, two-fisted saga of the growing American frontier.&”—Publishers Weekly
They Called Him Preacher: The Man behind the Legend (Preacher/First Mountain Man)
by William W. JohnstoneJOHNSTONE COUNTRY. WHERE THE BULLET IS LAW. Of all the Western series by William Johnstone, the epic saga of the mountain man known as Preacher may be the most beloved and enduring. This special edition includes two of Preacher’s greatest adventures—Cheyenne Challenge and Preacher and the Mountain Caesar—featuring two of the legend’s bloodiest showdowns . . . TO HELL AND BACK Ten years ago, Preacher taught a bad man from the east a violent lesson he’d never forget. Today, that man returns to even the score by igniting an all-out Indian war. The battle lines are drawn. The players are cutthroat. And Preacher’s scalp is the ultimate prize . . . OF GODS AND MONSTERS In the mountains of Montana, Preacher stumbles upon the town of Nova Roma, aka New Rome. It’s ruled by a ruthless tyrant straight out of ancient history. But Preacher refuses to bow down to a power-mad Caesar who thinks he’s a god—not if he bleeds like a man . . . Live Free. Read Hard.
A Town Called Fury: Judgment Day (A Town Called Fury #1)
by William W. JohnstoneFrom legendary William W. Johnstone comes an exciting new saga of the American frontier town called Fury, built smack dab in the middle of the untamed Arizona Territory...and the only man who can give Fury a fighting chance...The last thing Jason Fury wants is to lead this wagon train west to California. Hell, he just wants to head back east, where a smart young man like himself has a real shot at a better life. But halfway across Oklahoma the wagon train is attacked by bloodthirsty Commanche, and Jedediah Fury¯the leader of the settlers, and Jason's father¯is counted among the dead. Before he knows it, Jason's leading the wagons into Arizona Territory, where the squabbling settlers decide to stop for good and start a town they'll name Fury in honor of Jedediah. It's going to be a hardscrabble life, what with the ruthless Apaches always on the attack and the harsh country they've chosen. Jason knows he can't just leave these defenseless pioneers to be slaughtered--among them a certain young lady he's taken a real shine to... A Town Called FuryOne man. One town. One destiny.
Trail of the Mountain Man: Smoke Jensen 47 (The Last Mountain Man #3)
by William W. JohnstoneWilliam W. Johnstone chronicles the West the way it really was: land of gunmen who became legends, pilgrims who became fighters, and dreamers who stood their ground--and shed their tears and blood to make it their own. Fontana, Colorado, is growing on gold: the discovery of a broken vein spreading out in all directions beneath the earth, including the lands of honest ranchers. Tilden Franklin doesn't care about any of that, or that Fontana's gold boom is sure to burn itself out. His plan is to get rich now. It's only Franklin's bad luck that one rancher has a secret past--and a future full of fight. Smoke Jenson has been living peacefully with his beautiful wife Sally, planted in the last place he intends to live and trying to forget how many men he has killed and how many miles he traveled to get here. Now, Tilden Franklin is trying to run Smoke and has neighbors off their land. But when the first bullets fly, the mysterious man known as Smoke delivers a grim calling card. He always lets the other guy draw first, then kills him anyway. Rich, vivid and gripping, Trail of the Mountain Man is a classic Western saga--full of the grit, violence--and the courage--that marked the taming of a wild American frontier.
Trail of the Mountain Man/revenge of the Mountain Man (Mountain Man)
by William W. JohnstoneYou Can Teach An Old Dog New Tricks...With A Six-Gun! When gold is discovered near the little town of No-Name, Colorado, the citizens are overjoyed at their good fortune...until trouble gallops down Maine Street on a horse straight out of Hell. For gold's closest companions are greed and murder, and every two-bit gunslick from the Atlantic to the Rockies is beating a path to the gold strike--which is practically on the doorstep of Smoke Jensen. They're looking to get rich quick...and never mind how it's done.But this legendary mountain man never learned how to back away from a good fight--and this one promises to be a whopper.Outnumbered a hundred to one, he recruits an army of his own: twenty aging but still lethal legends of the frontier of the frontier in the violent sunset of their grizzled lives. One thing you can count on: There's going to be a lot of blood spilled before anyone walks away with the gold.
Trek of the Mountain Man (Mountain Man #29)
by William W. JohnstoneJohnstone Country. Where the Good Die Young. The Bad Die Sooner.Wanted: Smoke Jensen. Dead or alive. It didn't matter that the warrant was old, or that Smoke Jensen had been cleared of all charges—A Texas bounty hunter wants that $10,000 reward. With time running out and the life of Smoke’s woman hanging in the balance, this hunter becomes the hunted . . . and Smoke’ll see to it that this matter gets settled once and for all . . . Live Free. Read Hard.
Triumph of the Mountain Man (The Last Mountain Man #18)
by William W. JohnstoneTHE GREATEST WESTERN WRITER OF THE 21ST CENTURY Robber baron Clifton Satterlee is in greedy pursuit of a coveted piece of land in the New Mexico Territory. He plans to wrest the timber-rich hills from the Tua Pueblo and then populate the town with his own subservient labor force. Many will suffer as his thirst for blood equals his lust for wealth and power. But Saterlee has overlooked one mighty obstacle--the iron justice and deadly aim of the legendary mountain man Smoke Jensen. In triumph blood will be spilled . . .