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Bad Hombres (A Slash and Pecos Western #6)
by William W. Johnstone J.A. JohnstoneJOHNSTONE COUNTRY. THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE EVIL. Legendary national bestselling Western authors William W. Johnstone and J.A. Johnstone return with their latest installment in the entertaining Slash and Pecos series. He blew into town like a tornado—a mysterious stranger with money to burn and a sadistic streak as wide as the Rio Grande. He says his name is Benson and he&’s come to invest in the town&’s future. First, he showers the banks and local businesses with cash. Then, he hires a pair of drunks to fight and get arrested so he can check out the local lawmen. After that, he warms up to a lady of the evening—with deadly results. That&’s just the beginning. By the time Slash and Pecos return to town after a quick-and-dirty cargo run, Benson has enlisted half the outlaws in the territory for his own private army. The local lawmen are quickly slaughtered and the US marshals are no match. With looters amock and killers festering on every corner, a person would have to be stupid or crazy to try to take the town back . . . Luckily, Slash and Pecos are a little of both. They&’ve been around long enough to see the worst in men—and they know that the best way to stop a very bad hombre . . . is to be even badder.
Biscuits and Gravy (A Chuckwagon Trail Western #4)
by William W. Johnstone J.A. JohnstoneJohnstone Justice. Get It While It&’s Hot. Dewey &“Mac&” Mackenzie is no ordinary chuckwagon cook. He&’s a marked man on the run who works cattle drives to stay one step ahead of his enemies. If these hired killers catch up to him, he&’ll be slinging guns instead of hash—with a side order of revenge that&’s best served cold . . .HOT BISCUITS. COLD GRAVES. A hot meal, a hard drink, and maybe a friendly hand of poker is all Mac Mackenzie wants when he drifts into the small town of Harcourt City, Montana. When he defends a saloon girl from the unwanted advances of some local toughs, he earns the wrath of the town&’s powerful namesake, Oscar Harcourt. Harcourt rules this place with an iron fist, ugly greed, and an even uglier gang of thugs. Now he has his eyes on a ranch belonging to the saloon girl&’s brother—a ranch they won&’t give up without a fight. To raise funds, the siblings arrange a cattle drive to Rattlesnake Creek, and they want Mac to join them. But with so many devils ridng on their tails, Mac is ready to turn up the heat—and send them back to hell . . . Live Free. Read Hard.
Black Hills Blood Hunt (A Hunter Buchanon-Frank Morgan Western #1)
by William W. Johnstone J.A. JohnstoneWhen President Theodore Roosevelt comes to Deadwood, the Greatest Western Writers of the 21st Century unite three of their most legendary heroes – Hunter Buchanon, Frank &“The Last Gunfighter&” Morgan, and his son, Conrad &“The Loner&” Morgan – from three of their most popular series for one monumental new series spin-off!JOHNSTONE COUNTRY.WHERE MEN LIVE BY THEIR WITS—OR DIE BY THEIR IGNORANCE. The President has come to Deadwood—and his enemies have come out of the woodwork—in an action-packed tale of vengeance and justice from national bestselling authors William W. Johnstone and J.A. Johnstone. A HAIL OF BULLETS TO THE CHIEF Deadwood, South Dakota. Miners flock there seeking fortunes, while cardsharps, bandits, and businessmen seek to deprive those who strike gold by means fair and foul. Legendary former lawman Seth Bullock plans to keep the peace by any means necessary—especially when his good friend, President Theodore Roosevelt, is expected in town to celebrate the anniversary of Deadwood&’s founding. Delayed in Washington, the President has sent his wife and children to the boomtown ahead of his arrival. But Ambrose Neill, a former New York City policeman jailed by Roosevelt for corruption, has kidnapped the President&’s daughter. Backed by a gang of trigger-happy outlaws and supported by a ruthless senator, Neill plans to politically control the Commander-in-Chief before slaughtering him. But what Neill and his cohorts don&’t realize is that Roosevelt has gathered a deadly posse of rough riders including Bullock—and the legendary father-son gunfighters Frank and Conrad Morgan—who are more likely to bring the gang to justice dead than alive . . . Live Free. Read Hard.
Blood and Bullets (A Firestick Western #2)
by William W. Johnstone J.A. JohnstoneJohnstone Justice. Where it&’s never quiet on the Western Front. REVENGE ENDS THE DAY WELL As sleepy as Buffalo Peak&’s been, legendary marshal, Elwood "Firestick" McQueen, and his deputies "Beartooth" Skinner and "Moosejaw" Hendricks never expected a couple of drifters to wake it up—by kidnapping two lovely ladies in town. Hardly the sharpest quills on a cactus, these dim drifters call it courtin&’. Firestick doesn&’t see it that way. Now the woman snatchers are heading for West Texas with their reluctant brides-to-be—and unwittingly plunging trackers Firestick and Moosejaw headlong into a rescue. With only Beartooth keeping the peace back home, Buffalo Peak&’s wide open for an outlaw ambush. Sure as dirt, a gang of owlhoots clean out the bank, grab a hostage, and flee, spurring Beartooth on a deadly chase. In one lousy day a lot of people have gotten on Firestick&’s bad side. And with rifle cocked, and vengeance burning, Elwood &“Firestick&” McQueen is going to prove just how unforgiving his bad side can be. Live Free. Read Hard.
Blood in the Dust (A Hunter Buchanon Black Hills Western #2)
by William W. Johnstone J.A. JohnstoneJohnstone Country Where the Wild Things Roam When the Civil War ended, Hunter Buchanon and his coyote sidekick Bobby Lee forged a new life in the Black Hills, Dakota Territory. Now they&’ll have to fight to the death to keep it . . .THERE&’S COYOTES IN THEM THERE HILLS Ex-Rebel tracker Hunter Buchanon is down on his luck. He lost his family&’s ranch in a fire. He lost his gold to a thief. And he just might lose his fiancée—a beautiful saloon girl named Annabelle—to a stinking-rich rival. But Hunter&’s not ready to give up just yet. He&’s got a temporary sheriff&’s badge, a long-range plan to rebuild his ranch, and his loyal coyote Bobby Lee by his side to make things right. Too bad it all goes wrong—when Annabelle gets kidnapped . . . The mayhem begins with a stagecoach robbery in the Black Hills town of Tigerville. It won&’t end until Sheriff Hunter Buchanon gets back his girl and his gold—on a long, dusty trail of bloodsoaked vengeance . . . Live Free. Read Hard.
Bloody Trail of the Mountain Man (Mountain Man #47)
by William W. Johnstone J.A. JohnstoneJohnstone Country. Mountain Man Justice. If there’s one thing Smoke Jensen hates, it’s a man who fights dirty. And no one fights dirtier than a politician. Especially a lying, cheating, no-good grifter like Senator Rex Underhill. Luckily, with another election coming up, this senatorial snake in the grass has some serious competition: Smoke’s old friend, Sheriff Monte Carson. Carson’s an honest man, and he’s got Smoke’s full support. But Underhill’s got support, too: a squad of hired guns ready to hit the campaign trail—and stain it red with blood . . . Swapping bullets for ballots, Underhill’s henchman make it all too clear that Sheriff Carson is not just a candidate on the rise, he’s a target on the run. But with Smoke’s grassroots support—and lightning-fast trigger—he manages to stay alive in the race. That is, until Carson’s righteous campaign takes a near-fatal turn when the Senator Underhill tricks his opponents, traps them in a mine, and literally buries the sheriff’s political ambitions. When the going gets tough, Smoke gets even. When this game turns deadly, it’s winner kills all . . . Live Free.Read Hard.
Brannigan's Land (A Brannigan's Land Western #1)
by William W. Johnstone J.A. JohnstoneJOHNSTONE COUNTRY. WHERE VENGEANCE MEETS JUSTICE.Tynan &“Ty&” Brannigan traded his tin star for a cattle ranch. But the men he left to rot behind bars have their own hash to settle with him . . .KEEPING HIS OWN PEACE Once a respected lawman in Kansas and Oklahoma, Ty Brannigan ended his career as town marshal of Warknife while he was still young enough to marry, start a family, and raise cattle. Now nearly sixty, he&’s a proud husband, father of four, and proprietor of the Powderhorn Ranch on the outskirts of his old stomping grounds. It&’s been close to twenty years since Brannigan hung up his six-guns. Now he&’s more content wrangling cows than criminals. But for every remorseless outlaw Brannigan put in jail, noosed, or left the vultures, he made even more enemies. Thieves and killers looking to settle old scores have tracked the ex-lawdog to his ranch. They&’ve made the mistake of targeting his wife and children—only to discover that Ty Brannigan enforces his own law with a lightning-fast draw and a deadshot aim . . .Live Free. Read Hard.
Bullet for a Stranger (A Red Ryan Western #3)
by William W. Johnstone J.A. JohnstoneJOHNSTONE COUNTRY—WATCH YOUR BACK. Red Ryan is one of the fastest guns in the West. But this time, he&’s in for the longest, hardest ride of his life. Where danger lurks around every turn—and all roads lead to hell . . . 700 MILES OF MAYHEM Gold. Silver. Cold hard cash. Stagecoach guard Red Ryan and his driver Buttons Muldoon have ridden shotgun on some pretty valuable cargo in their day. But they&’re about to learn—the hard way—that the most dangerous cargo of all is human. They&’ve been hired to escort a cowardly traitor facing an army court martial in New Orleans. Every hired killer in Texas wants him dead, including gun-handy Hannah Huckabee, a woman with a mysterious past and an agenda of her own. But she&’s just one of the dangers they&’ll face along the way. There are cutthroat gangs bent on slaughtering anything on two legs. And 700 miles of the deadliest terrain Red Ryan has ever had to shoot his way out of . . . Live Free. Read Hard.
The Bullet Stops Here (Luke Jensen Bounty Hunter #10)
by William W. Johnstone J.A. JohnstoneA kill-crazy butcher is loose in the Arizona territory and only one man is bold enough to end the mayhem . . . Johnstone Country. The Killing Starts Now.Luke Jensen joins a posse of misfits and greenhorns on a murderous manhunt that&’s doomed from the start—and there&’s no turning back . . .THE BULLET STOPS HERE Someone is terrorizing the Arizona border. Burning down ranches. Butchering travelers. Blazing a trail of bloodthirsty raids and robbing the railroads blind. His name is Melichus. A ruthless half-breed outlaw with a mile-long record of cruelties and crimes, he&’s the most wanted man in the territory. And the massive price on his head has attracted the attention of every trigger-happy, would-be bounty hunter this side of the Rio Grande. But Luke Jensen knows something they don&’t: The bigger the bounty, the deadlier the prey. Against his better judgment, Luke accepts an offer from the Great Southern Railroad to lead a posse of hired guns to stop Melichus in his tracks. Problem is, the gunmen are untrained, undisciplined, and unruly. To make matters worse, a meddlesome pair of Pinkertons are along for the ride, too. But the real trouble starts when their team gets caught in a three-sided gunfight with an Apache war party and the Mexican Army. It&’s fast becoming the bloodiest manhunt Luke&’s ever seen—and the final showdown could be his last . . . Live Free. Read Hard.
Bullets Don't Argue (A Perley Gates Western #3)
by William W. Johnstone J.A. JohnstoneA new kind of hero in the Old West tradition, Perley Gates is as honest and good as his heavenly name. But don’t make him mad. Because when Perley Gates gets mad, people get hurt. Once every year, Perley Gates and his brothers lead the Triple-G crew on its annual cattle drive. It’s a treacherous journey along the Great Western Trail, with a herd of two-thousand cows on one side and many opportunities for trouble on the other. This year, trouble shows up in the form of a beautiful young woman, her little baby, and her bizarre traveling companion—a colorful old cuss who goes by the name of Possom Smith. They’re heading to a settlement called Butcher Bottom, and risking their necks to get there. Perley—being the gentleman he is—offers to escort the trio to their destination. But there are a few minor details they “forgot” to tell Perley . . . The woman is a widow whose husband had enemies. The old man is hiding a small fortune that might get them killed. And Perley is stuck in the middle trying to decide who’s good, who’s bad—and who deserves to die first . . . Live Free. Read Hard.
Burning Daylight (Luke Jensen Bounty Hunter #7)
by William W. Johnstone J.A. JohnstoneJohnstone Country. Where Legends Fight or Die. Bounty hunter Luke Jensen has always relied on his guns, his brains, and his guts to bring in the deadliest outlaws in the West. But when a family needs his help, he’ll have to use something else: his heart . . . BLOOD IS THICKER THAN SLAUGHTER Luke Jensen has seen some sorry looking bounties in his time, but this one takes the cake. A wanted poster is offering a reward of one dollar and forty-two cents—plus one busted harmonica—to capture Three-Fingered Jack McKinney. Turns out, McKinney’s twelve-year-old son Aaron wants revenge on his daddy for abandoning him and his mom. The reward is all the money Aaron can scrape together. Luke can’t say no to the poor boy—or his beautiful mother—so he agrees to go after McKinney and his bank-robbing gang. Good deeds, however, are like good intentions—the road to hell is paved with them. And when Aaron McKinney decides to tag along, it puts Luke in the middle of a father-and-son reunion that’s life-or-death, blood-for-blood, and kill-or-be-killed. . . . Live Free. Read Hard.
Bury the Hatchet (A Buck Trammel Western #2)
by William W. Johnstone J.A. JohnstoneFormer Pinkerton agent Buck Trammel has made quite a name for himself in the Old West. Now he&’s got to live up to his own legend—or get gutshot trying . . .Johnstone Country. The Bullets Stop Here.IF YOU CAN&’T BEAT &’EM, SHOOT &’EM There are two things a man can never escape: his past and his destiny. For Buck Trammel, that past includes a fatal mistake that ended his career as a Pinkerton—and a deadly shootout with the Bower gang in a Witchita saloon. Call it luck or call it fate, but the famous Deputy Wyatt Earp was there to give Buck some advice: Run for your life. Maybe it was Earp&’s warning that saved him from the gang&’s wrath. Maybe it was destiny that brought him to the town of Blackstone, Wyoming, where his biggest problem is a father-son brewing war. But Trammel&’s luck is about to run dry. . . The gang&’s ruthless boss, Old Man Bower, knows where Trammel lives. He&’s assembled a small army of gunslingers. He&’s hired a Pinkerton with a grudge against Trammel. And he&’s coming to town to bury the hatchet . . . Live Free. Read Hard.
Butch Cassidy The Lost Years (Butch Cassidy the Lost Years #1)
by William W. Johnstone J.A. Johnstone"An entertaining story with lots of plot twists." --BooklistThe Greatest Western Writer Of The 21st Century In a small Texas town in 1950, a Pinkerton detective interrupts an old-timer's game of dominos to learn the truth about Butch Cassidy--who is still very much alive and well. In fact, he's the old-timer playing dominos. Seems that after surviving the infamous shootout in Bolivia that claimed the life of his partner the Sundance Kid, Butch returns to Texas searching for a place to call home. When he comes across a dying rancher who'd been shot by some rustlers, Butch promises to avenge him--and take over the ranch after his death. Assuming the name Jim Strickland, Butch begins a new chapter in his life. But trouble has a way of finding Butch. A corrupt railroad baron pulls him into the most dangerous train robbery he's ever attempted. But if Butch Cassidy is going to ride again, it'll have to be with a newer, and wilder, Wild Bunch. . . "Johnstone is a masterful storyteller, creating a tale that is fanciful and funny, exciting and surprisingly convincing. . .great fun." --Publishers Weekly
Buzzard's Bluff (Ben Savage, Saloon Ranger #1)
by William W. Johnstone J.A. JohnstoneJOHNSTONE COUNTRY. WILDER THAN EVER. Welcome to the Lost Coyote Saloon. Saddle up to the bar and order a whiskey. Play a few hands of poker. But don&’t make any trouble. The new owner is savage. Ben Savage. Once a Texas Ranger, he&’s always cocked and ready for some fool to come looking for payback . . .EAT, DRINK, AND BE WARY When Ben Savage receives a telegram informing him that an old friend died—and left him his saloon—he&’s not sure what to think. Western saloons are as wild as it gets, full of rowdy ranchers and cocky cowboys, high-stakes gamblers and low-life drifters, hard liquor and easy women. Then there&’s the occasional outlaw gang. But when Savage travels to Buzzard&’s Bluff, Texas, to check out his inheritance, he meets the saloon&’s lovely manager, Rachel Baskin, and has a change of heart. As an experienced lawman, he figures he can run a decent establishment. Keep things friendly, peaceful, and orderly. There&’s just one problem: as a longtime Pinkerton agent, Ben has made a lot of enemies. And some of them are bound to turn up in his saloon—thirsty for whiskey . . . and revenge . . . Live Free. Read Hard.
By the Neck (A Stoneface Finnegan Western #1)
by William W. Johnstone J.A. JohnstoneIntroducing a new western hero in the grand Johnstone tradition: a mining town saloonkeeper who serves up justice like a shot of liquor—150-proof. JOHNSTONE COUNTRY. BOOMTOWN JUSTICE. Rollie Finnegan is a man of few words. As a Pinkerton agent with two decades of experience under his belt, he uses his stony silence to break down suspects and squeeze out confessions. Hence the nickname Stoneface. Over the years, he&’s locked up plenty of killers. Now he&’s ready to make a killing—for himself . . . There&’s gold in the mountains of Idaho Territory. And the town of Boar Gulch is a golden opportunity for a tough guy like Finnegan. But when he arrives, the local saloon owner is gunned down in cold blood—and Finnegan makes a cold calculation of his own. Instead of working in a mine, he&’ll buy the saloon. Instead of gold, he&’ll mine the miners. And instead of getting dirty, he&’ll clean up this grimy little boomtown once and for all—with his own brand of Stoneface justice . . .
Catfish Charlie
by William W. Johnstone J.A. JohnstoneJOHNSTONE COUNTRY. BACK IN THE SADDLE. AGAIN.In this rip-roaring Western adventure, a once-famous Texas Ranger who&’s given up his badge and gone fishin&’ gets back in the saddle to set things straight—with guns blazin&’ . . . As a former Texas Ranger, Charlie &“Catfish Charlie&” Tuttle spent the good part of his life catching outlaws. Happily retired in Wolfwater, Texas, he&’s content just catching fish—namely Bubba, the wily old catfish who lives in the pond near Charlie&’s shack and keeps slipping off Charlie&’s hook. He also likes hanging out with his trusty tomcat Hooligan Hank and tossing back bottles of mustang berry wine. Sure, his glory days are behind him. There&’s no reason for Charlie to even think about coming out of retirement . . . It starts with a jailbreak. Frank Thorson and his gang ride into Wolfwater to bust Frank&’s brother out of the slammer. First, they slaughter the deputy. Then, the town marshal. Finally, they run off with the marshal&’s daughter and no one&’s sure if she&’s dead or alive. The townsfolk are desperate enough to ask that drunken old coot Catfish Charlie to put down his fishing pole and wine bottles, pick up his Colt Army .44, and go after the bloodthirsty gang. Sure, Catfish Charlie may be a bit rusty after all these years. But when it comes to serving up justice, no one is quicker, faster—or deadlier . . . Once a lawman, always a lawman. Especially a lawman like Catfish Charlie Tuttle.
Colter's Journey (A Tim Colter Western #1)
by William W. Johnstone J.A. JohnstoneTHE GREATEST WESTERN WRITERS OF THE 21ST CENTURYIn this thrilling epic of the American West, bestselling authors William W. Johnstone and J.A. Johnstone capture the human side of the frontier experience in all its glory, grit, and grandeur—through the eyes of one remarkable teenage boy... Leaving their Pennsylvania home to forge a new life in the untamed Oregon Territory of 1845, the Colter family is ambushed by a kill crazy gang of cutthroats on the Oregon Trail. Fifteen-year-old Tim Colter manages to escape and hide—only to return and find his parents butchered, his sisters Nancy and Margaret missing, and one last killer waiting for his return. Forced to fight for his life, the young Colter embarks on a perilous journey across a lawless frontier, hoping to save his sisters and salvage the dream they lived for. But first, Tim has to figure out how to survive. Luckily, he finds a new friend in Jed Reno, a grizzled one-eyed trapper who&’s lived in the Rockies since the 1820s—and who was attacked by the same gang that ambushed Tim&’s family. Together, the mountain man and the greenhorn set out after the marauders, blazing a trail of vengeance that leads them to one of the deadliest men in the territory. With danger at every turn, and death just a heartbeat away, Colter has no choice but to grow up fast—one bullet at a time...
Cruel Winter of the Mountain Man (Mountain Man #50)
by William W. Johnstone J.A. JohnstoneThe latest action-packed installment in the national bestselling Western authors William W. Johnstone and J.A. Johnstone&’s long-running Mountain Man historical series. The 50th Book in the Bestselling Mountain Man Series!A cold day in hell descends upon Texas when mountain man sharpshooter Smoke Jensen pins on a tin star to tackle a wild bunch of bloodthirsty outlaws in this gun-blazing novel from national bestselling authors William W. Johnstone and J.A. Johnstone.Johnstone Country. A Glorious Land. Jonas Madigan is dying. He spent his life taming towns and upholding justice across the west with no regrets. Along the way, Madigan took the measure of good men like Smoke Jensen, who has traveled to Salt Lick, Texas to pay his respects to the lawman. But when bandits gun down the small town&’s current marshal—and Smoke sends the killers to Boot Hill—Madigan asks his friend to wear the badge and keep the peace until a permanent replacement is sworn in. Turns out the bandits were members of Bishop&’s Mauraders, a twenty-man gang of trigger-happy thieves led by the vicious and venomous Snake Bishop—and they&’ve set their sights on Salt Lick. They&’re due to arrive at the same time as a monstrous blizzard that&’s covering up the countryside. Now, it&’s up to Smoke to turn the townspeople into a posse to defend their lives and land from both mother nature and man&’s worst nature . . . Live Free. Read Hard.
Cutthroat Canyon: Cutthroat Canyon (Sidewinders #3)
by William W. Johnstone J.A. JohnstoneRollicking Western adventure featuring two hardheaded cowboys who veer towards the wrong side of the law by the authors of the Last Gunfighter series.Here&’s Your Gold. Now Fight for It . . . Sometimes, it&’s bad to be good. That&’s what happens when Scratch Morton and Bo Creel are rewarded with a gold mine for saving a rich man&’s bacon. The catch: this mine is a magnet for marauding Mexican banditos. Budding capitalists, Scratch and Bo fight back. That&’s when they discover that the thieves aren&’t who they thought they were, some really bad guys are on the way, and a beautiful woman might just be the most dangerous bandit of all—the kind that can steal your heart. For Scratch and Bo, this gold mine might make them rich. But it&’s more likely to get them killed—just as soon as they can figure out who wants them dead . . . Praise for the novels of William W. Johnstone &“[A] rousing, two-fisted saga of the growing American frontier.&”—Publishers Weekly on Eyes of Eagles &“There&’s plenty of gunplay and fast-paced action.&”—Curled Up with a Good Book on Dead Before Sundown
Cutthroats (A Slash and Pecos Western #1)
by William W. Johnstone J.A. JohnstoneJOHNSTONE. KEEPING THE WEST WILD. Not every Western hero wears a white hat or a tin star. Most of them are just fighting to survive. Some of them can be liars, cheaters, and thieves. And then there’s a couple of old-time robbers named Slash and Pecos . . . Two wanted outlaws. One hell of a story. After a lifetime of robbing banks and holding up trains, Jimmy “Slash” Braddock and Melvin “Pecos Kid” Baker are ready to call it quits—though not completely by choice. Sold out by their old gang, Slash and Pecos have to bust out of jail and pull one last job to finance their early retirement . . . The target is a rancher’s payroll train. Catch is: the train is carrying a Gatling gun and twenty deputy US marshals who know they’re coming. Caught and quickly sentenced to hang, their old enemy—the wheelchair-bound, bucket of mean, Marshal L.C. Bledsoe—shows up at the last minute to spare their lives. For a price. He’ll let them live if they hunt down their old gang, the Snake River Marauders. And kill those prairie rats—with extreme prejudice . . .
Dark Is the Night (A Death & Texas Western #2)
by William W. Johnstone J.A. JohnstoneYOU ARE NOW ENTERING TEXAS. SAY YOUR PRAYERS.The national bestselling western authors William W. Johnstone and J.A. Johnstone return to their bestselling Death & Texas series with a fresh new cover package.DEATH ISN&’T PRETTY There are a million ways to die in the great state of Texas. And on the lawless streets of New Hope, the odds are even worse. Once the home of Comanche, the region has been up for grabs since the settlers drove off the natives. Now it&’s a magnet for settlers looking for cheap land, merchants looking to exploit its resources—and outlaws looking for a place to hide in between robbing and killing. With shootouts and showdowns being a nightly occurrence, it&’s one of the deadliest places on earth. And the governor ain&’t happy about it. He wants to clean up the town. He wants to wipe away the scum. And he knows just the man to do it. . . . Enter Cullen McCabe. A small-town sheriff turned special agent, McCabe doesn&’t care what he has to do—or who he has to kill—to rid this hellhole of every rustler, robber, and ruthless cuss in sight. Especially the notorious Viper Gang. . . .
Dark Night in Big Rock (The Jensen Brand #5)
by William W. Johnstone J.A. JohnstoneJohnstone Country. Guns and Money. And Sometimes, Lawyers. The long-awaited return of Smoke Jensen&’s son ignites a powderkeg of problems for the town of Big Rock, Colorado. This time, it&’s personal—and definitely fatal. . . .DARK NIGHT IN BIG ROCK Smoke Jensen is mighty proud of his son Louis for finishing law school. But he can&’t help being a little disappointed that Louis isn&’t returning to the Sugarloaf Ranch. Instead, he&’s setting up his own law practice in nearby Big Rock—a career choice that turns out to be every bit as dangerous as fending off cattle rustlers. The boy&’s first case lands him smack in the middle of a heated dispute between two riled-up ranchers over water rights. If Louis can&’t settle them down, the whole thing could blow up into a bloody range war. Then a scheming con man shows up in town to stir up trouble—and ends up dead. Now Louis has to defend his sister&’s boyfriend on murder charges. What&’s worse, the real killer is still out there. And he&’s ready to slaughter again . . . Smoke Jensen&’s son may be a lawyer now. But if there&’s one thing he learned from his daddy, it&’s that in places like Big Rock, men live and die by one law alone: the law of the gun. . . . Live Free. Read Hard.
Dark Night of the Mountain Man (Mountain Man #51)
by William W. Johnstone J.A. JohnstoneThe latest action-packed installment in the national bestselling Western authors William W. Johnstone and J.A. Johnstone&’s long-running Mountain Man historical series.JOHNSTONE COUNTRY. HUNT OR BE HUNTED. The bear seems harmless—at first. Just a lost and confused grizzly poking around Big Rock. Then the killings begin. A horse wrangler is mangled. A rancher mauled. Then a bartender in the heart of town is found clawed to a bloody pulp. Now every man in Big Rock is taking up arms to hunt down the beast before it strikes again—which worries the local sheriff. He&’s afraid this amateur hunting party could turn into a mass funeral real fast. So he asks Smoke Jensen to help keep everyone calm and contain the panic. Unfortunately, it&’s too late. The panic is out of control. And the hunt is on. . . . While the gun-toting locals head for the hills in search of the bear, a ruthless gang of bank robbers ride into the half-empty town—armed to the teeth. Then a professional wild game hunter shows up offering to kill the grizzly—for a price. If that wasn&’t enough, a traveling medicine man claims the bear is part of his act—and wouldn&’t hurt a soul. Smoke Jensen isn&’t sure what to believe or who to trust. But one thing is certain: Where there are jaws, claws, and outlaws, there will be blood. . . . Live Free. Read Hard.
Dead for a Dollar (A Firestick Western #3)
by William W. Johnstone J.A. JohnstoneJohnstone Justice. Making the West wild again. Keeping the peace in a West Texas town like Buffalo Peak should be easy for a legendary frontiersman like Marshal Elwood "Firestick" McQueen. He&’s got his longtime buddies "Beartooth" Skinner and "Moosejaw" Hendricks as his deputies—not to mention the famous rifle that earned him his nickname. But when Firestick learns that their ornery old friend &“Rip&” Ripley just rode into town, all bets are off. It&’s darn near impossible to keep the peace when Rip&’s specialty is disturbing it. Firestick finds a decade-old wanted poster for Rip—the reward is one dollar. Firestick uses it to toss Rip into the clink till he decides to leave town. But Ripley&’s still up to his old tricks—he has a new gang of cutthroats coming to Buffalo Peak to steal a king&’s ransom in gold in the town bank. Firestick, Beartooth, and Moosejaw become pawns in what just might be the heist of the century. Because Rip&’s kill-crazy pals will have to bust him out of jail first . . . Live Free. Read Hard.
Dead Man Walking: Dead Man Walking (Sixkiller, U.S. Marshal #6)
by William W. Johnstone J.A. JohnstoneTHE GREATEST WESTERN WRITERS OF THE 21ST CENTURY Bestselling William W. Johnstone introduces a hero unlike any other on the frontier: a man carrying a badge of the U.S. Government and the heritage of his Cherokee People—John Henry Sixkiller, manhunter. BAD BLOOD WILL RUN Ignatius O’Reilly is famous for his beautifully crafted counterfeit money. John Henry Sixkiller is famous for hunting criminals into the most violent and dangerous worlds most lawman dare not go. Now, the Deputy U.S. Marshal is zeroing on O’Reilly in San Francisco, when the case blows up in his face. Instead of O’Reilly, Sixkiller finds a beautiful woman and a meddling Federal agent from the Secret Service. O’Reilly gets away and the hunt leads Sixkiller after the woman, the counterfeiter, and the Fed into the rugged Sierra Nevada Mountains. There, a mining town is surrounded by armed men, people inside are dying of disease, and, as outlaws converge, the line between right and wrong disappears . . . until Sixkiller takes out a gun and lays down the law—one bullet at a time.