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Blood Valley
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William W Johnstone
Colby Morgan
, January 29, 2011
Twenty-eight year old Cotton Pickens wasn’t looking for much other than a warm meal when he came to the Wyoming town of Doubtful. But when a shootout with some gamblers shows off his skills with a gun, the residents elect him as sheriff overnight. After accepting the position, Cotton comes face-to-face with a few members of Circle L—led by Big Mike Romain—the gang who roped and dragged the last lawman of Doubtful. Cotton provokes the gang by unhitching the saddle of Rusty and making him drop to the ground, and after a short stand-off, ends up with Rusty as his new deputy. The new deputy informs Cotton of a war brewing amid “The Big Three”: Rockinghorse, Circle L and Quartermoon, a trio of ranches that nearly own a million acres between them … and how only he and Cotton stand against them. Cotton comes face to face with the range war when nightriders from Circle L attack a farm one night. Crops are destroyed, the house burned down, the husband killed and one of the daughters is raped and murdered. Soon the news spreads that Circle L has hired Jack Crow, a Mississippian gunslinger with a nasty reputation. And this worries Cotton. He cooks up a plan to help control the coming war in Doubtful: new laws banning gunfire and horse riding in town. He also seeks help from any ranch riders who don’t want blood on their hands. But will any of his efforts pay off, or will he become one of the causalities of the loudening ranch war? Blood Valley--originally published in 1988--is full of action, drama, topped off wonderfully with sarcasm and comedy. A true Western classic!
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Town Called Fury Judgement Day
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William W Johnstone
Colby Morgan
, January 25, 2011
Two years have passed since the little town of Fury sprung up from the Arizona desert and to everyone’s surprise Fury has doubled in population despite the harshness of life. The town has battled the Apache and Mexican bandits, but living is a little easier knowing there’s a wall surrounding the town, protecting it from intruders. But according to Ward Wanamaker, the Apache are growing restless and a band are headed straight for town. With the alert raised in time, Jason Fury--the Marshal--orders everyone into town, the gates closed and the men to their weapons. The Apache are caught off guard, not expecting the town to be gated and leave after a disheartening battles which wounds or kills many on both sides. Even with the Apache retreating, Jason knows they haven’t seen the last of them so he orders the men to dig a moat around the perimeter of the town and to fill it with whale oil and kerosene. The Apache attack again two days later, and when the moats are lit, they are astounded by how the ground could catch fire but are not deterred. They decide if they can’t get into town they’ll split up and begin burning the buildings outside of town, starting with Matt and Jenny MacDonald’s. Jason and a few other men go to the houses on the outskirts of Fury and warn the residents, telling them to pack up and move into town. But will all these efforts succeed in thwarting the Apache and keep the settlers of Fury safe? Or will Lone Wolf lead his tribe to victory? Judgment Day, third in the A Town Called Fury series, is a high-velocity novel, full of danger, edge-of-your-seat suspense and even a little romance. Not to be missed! Looking forward to the fourth book in July.
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Town Called Fury Hard Country
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William W Johnstone
Colby Morgan
, January 21, 2011
Picking up only weeks after the end of A Town Called Fury, Hard Country continues to tell the story of the founding pioneers of Fury, Arizona. Jason Fury has unwillingly become the Marshall and the population has risen to 112, with new settlers arriving more and more. The residents of Fury find out that starting a town is just as difficult as traveling to one, with this unkind territory of inhospitable lands, dust storms, drought, hostiles, and violent bands of ruthless outlaws. Trouble begins when Matt MacDonald claims his range, which just happens to belong to Ezra Dixon and then Wash accidentally insults Flores’ gang and ends up shot in the arm, landing Flores and his men in jail. Instead of heeding Dixon’s threats, Matt is staunch in his decision to keep his land, and hires guns by the names of Bill Rye, Jack Dupree, Ned Potter and Nib Sloan to help him defend it. But when Bill Rye kills one of Dixon’s men in a draw, Dixon comes to town looking for blood. Finding the law stacked against him, Dixon hires gunfighters of his own: Flint Gallister, Little Ben Williams and Trapdoor Hargity. Upon that discovery, Jason rides out to warn Matt but while he is gone, Fury is attacked by bandits belonging to Juan Alba, the "Scourge of the Borderlands". Jenny Fury, Abigail Krimp, Olympia Morelli and Megan MacDonald are taken hostage and it’s up to the men of Fury to band together to form a posse and go after the women before they end up in Mexico. Hard Country is like a Die-Hard film gone Wild West: full of excitement, tension and barrel loads of action. A perfect follow-up to A Town Called Fury.
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Town Called Fury
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William W Johnstone
Colby Morgan
, January 18, 2011
Jedediah Fury is a legend on the wagon trail. He has led hundreds of travelers seeking a new life in the western frontier to their destination and in A Town Called Fury, he is called upon to the do the same again. Jedediah is hired by Rev. Milcher to guide his wagon train from Kansas City, Missouri to southern California where they mean to set up a town outside of Los Angeles. Joining him are his children, Jason, 20, and Jenny, 15. But like so much in the West, these journeys are never easy. Bigotry within the camp— stemming from the Reverend—causes early trouble and when they reach Indian Territory, the wagon train is raided by the Comanche; many die including Jedidiah Fury and livestock is stolen as are three of the women—Jenny Fury amongst them. Jason Fury takes the reigns of the wagon train and shows great leadership and courage in getting the pilgrims to their destination, despite all that has happened, but it’s not easy. After the attack which stole his father from him, Jason has to battle torrential rains which flood creeks, broken axels and wheels, Indians, and a conspiring father/son team who would rather see themselves as leaders of the wagon trail. Not to mention wrestling with his own heart and the growing love he has for one girl—should he leave her and go back East to attend college like he planned, or stay out West and begin a family? Overall, A Town Called Fury is fast-paced, highly satisfying, and is a lot like the “Oregon Trail” computer game come to life. Looking forward to the rest in the series.
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Home Invasion
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William W Johnstone, J A Johnstone
Colby Morgan
, January 14, 2011
Home, Texas has a population of 1280, everyone knows each other, the last football victory was in the 70s but is remembered by all and the local gossip spot seems to be the Dairy Queen. Home is not the type of place where one would feel unsafe, but that was before the murder of Inez McNamara by two members of the Mexican cartel, Rey del Sol, who were after Pete McNamara’s gun collection. One of the gang members survive and before long has a multi-million dollar, smarmy lawyer flown in. The lawyer wastes no time in filing lawsuits against Pete McNamara, the town of Home, the manufacturer of the gun used to murder his friend and paralyze Navarre and the federal government for the violation of Navarre’s civil rights, even though he isn’t even a U.S. citizen. Like an episode of Law & Order with its ‘ripped from the headlines’ allure, Home Invasion depicts a fictitious America led by an agenda-ridden President, who is secretly ruled by Mexican drug lord, Reynosa y Montoya. Delighting in the tragedy of Home and its subsequent victimization of the criminal Navarre, the President ignores the Constitution and forcibly removes all guns from the citizens of Home. This act thrusts open the door for an invasion from Reynosa del Sol’s men. But what happens when two rogue CIA agents, Lawrence Ford and Brad Parker, armed with both the knowledge of an impending bio-weapons threat and plenty of guns, show up and re-arm the citizens of Home? You’ll have to read to find out! This action-packed, thrill-ride of a novel will definitely appeal to the politically-minded readers of suspense who are tired of sycophantic media.
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Shootout of the Mountain Man
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William W Johnstone, J A Johnstone
Colby Morgan
, January 11, 2011
Cloverdale, Nevada is a town divided into thirds--the Americans, the Mexicans and the Chinese--each as rough and tough as the next. It’s here that Bobby Lee Cabot, wrongly accused by a jury for a crime he didn’t commit (the murder of August Fletcher), is to be hung on Friday by his neck until dead. However, Thursday sees the arrival of Kirby “Smoke” Jensen into Cloverdale after receiving a telegram informing him of Bobby‘s predicament. Bobby Lee and Smoke were like family once before and Smoke would never let his former brother-in-law swing from the gallows. Smoke meets up with Minnie Smith, the girl who sent the telegram, and two others (Doc Baker and Nate Nabors). After scoping out the town and getting a lay of it, Smoke comes up with a plan to free Bobby Lee. At 11:05 Thursday night, Smoke succeeds in a daring rescue and escape, and both men head off. But what happens when they decide to hunt down the notorious train robber and murderer Frank Dodd, the man who really killed August Fletcher? Shootout of the Mountain Man (thirty-eighth in the highly popular and long-running “The Last Mountain Man” series) is a fast-paced, solid, action packed pulp throwback to the Old West of John Wayne’s day. It does a great job of catching you up on the goings-on in the other books in the series without spoiling those who haven’t read the previous novels, but will surely please both loyal Johnstone fans and newcomers alike.
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