San Angelo Showdown

San Angelo Showdown
Author: William W. Johnstone
Publisher: Pinnacle Books
Total Pages: 294
Release: 2018-05-29
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0786044632

Johnstone 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.

Literary Afterlife

Literary Afterlife
Author: Bernard A. Drew
Publisher: McFarland
Total Pages: 421
Release: 2010-03-08
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 078645721X

This is an encyclopedic work, arranged by broad categories and then by original authors, of literary pastiches in which fictional characters have reappeared in new works after the deaths of the authors that created them. It includes book series that have continued under a deceased writer's real or pen name, undisguised offshoots issued under the new writer's name, posthumous collaborations in which a deceased author's unfinished manuscript is completed by another writer, unauthorized pastiches, and "biographies" of literary characters. The authors and works are entered under the following categories: Action and Adventure, Classics (18th Century and Earlier), Classics (19th Century), Classics (20th Century), Crime and Mystery, Espionage, Fantasy and Horror, Humor, Juveniles (19th Century), Juveniles (20th Century), Poets, Pulps, Romances, Science Fiction and Westerns. Each original author entry includes a short biography, a list of original works, and information on the pastiches based on the author's characters.

A Town Called Fury

A Town Called Fury
Author: William W. Johnstone
Publisher: Pinnacle Books
Total Pages: 227
Release: 2014-11-19
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0786038438

A reluctant wagon train leader must defend a team of settlers and the woman he loves in the dangerous Arizona Territory in this action-packed Western. From 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 Fury One man. One town. One destiny.

Texas Showdown

Texas Showdown
Author: Elmer Kelton
Publisher: Macmillan + ORM
Total Pages: 336
Release: 2010-04-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 142996281X

Elmer Kelton writes of his beloved home country of West Texas in these two novels of cowmen and cow country. In Pecos Crossing, two young cowboys, Johnny Fristo and Speck Quitman, have been cheated of six months' hard-earned salary by their rancher boss Larramore and intend getting what is due to them. In Shotgun, Texas rancher Blair Bishop has to contend with a rival cowman who is turning his herd loose on Bishop‘s land, and with a mean customer named Macy Modock, who Bishop sent to prison ten years past. Modock is out of the hoosegow and has returned determined to get even with the man who sent him up the river. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Shootout at Gold Creek

Shootout at Gold Creek
Author: William W. Johnstone
Publisher: Pinnacle Books
Total Pages: 283
Release: 2010-04-19
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0786026332

Lead will fly if these blood brothers have their say. A whirlwind of Old West adventure from the bestselling author of Devil Creek Crossfire. Young Matt Bodine and Sam Two Wolves became blood brothers on the day the rancher’s son saved the warrior’s life, forging a bond no one could ever break. And as years passed, a legend grew of the Cheyenne and the white man who rode together—and who could jerk killing iron with the best of them . . . Shootout at Gold Creek Matt Bodine and Sam Two Wolves don’t look for trouble—it’s usually there when they wake up in the morning. When they ride into the little gold mining town of Jordanville, high in the Colorado Rockies, all they want is a hot meal and something cold to wash it down. When they see an unarmed man getting brutally beaten by a hard case with a bullwhip, their plans suddenly change. Before they can spit, the blood brothers find themselves in the middle of a violent land war and up to their noses in claim jumpers and hired guns itching to open fire. Bodine and Two Wolves have never run from a fight in their lives—and they sure as hell don’t intend to start now . . . 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

Blood Bond

Blood Bond
Author: William W. Johnstone
Publisher: Pinnacle Books
Total Pages: 308
Release: 2005-12-27
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9780786017577

In the latest exciting book in this classic Western series, blood brothers Matt Bodine and Sam Two Wolves set out to save a small Texas town from an all-out blood bath. Original.

Ride for Vengeance

Ride for Vengeance
Author: William W. Johnstone
Publisher: Pinnacle Books
Total Pages: 324
Release: 2008
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9780786018734

After saving a small Texas town from disaster, blood brothers Matt Bodine and Sam Two Wolves find themselves on the verge of a full-scale war--and up against an old foe, hired killers, and a Mexican bandito and his army. Original.

What Western Do I Read Next?

What Western Do I Read Next?
Author: Wayne Barton
Publisher: Gale Cengage
Total Pages: 656
Release: 1999
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 9780787644796

What Western Do I Read Next? describes and indexes approximately 1,900 titles published between 1989 and 1998, providing access to information genre readers need to select their next best read: title, series, author, publisher, characters, locale, time period, plot summary and similar authors.