Shawn O'Brien, Town Tamer

Shawn O'Brien, Town Tamer
Author: William W. Johnstone
Publisher: Pinnacle Books
Total Pages: 416
Release: 2014-03-04
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0786032642

The USA Today bestselling authors of the Brothers O'Brien series now present the untold saga of Shawn O'Brien . . . A man who tamed the West—one town at a time Unlike his brothers Jacob, Sam, and Patrick, Shawn O'Brien isn't content to settle down on the family ranch in New Mexico Territory. With his razor-sharp eye, lightning-fast draw, and burning thirst for justice, Shawn is carving out a reputation of his own. As a town tamer he takes the most dangerous, lawless towns in the West and makes them safe for decent men, women, and children. When a stagecoach accident leaves Shawn stranded in Holy Rood, Utah, it doesn't take long to realize he's landed in one ornery circle of hell. Ruled by a cruel and cunning crook-turned-merciless dictator named Hank Cobb, Holy Rood is about as unholy a place as any on the frontier. Anyone who breaks Cobb's rules is severely punished. Anyone who defies Cobb's hooded henchmen dies by rope, stake, or guillotine. But Shawn O'Brien isn't just anyone. He's the town tamer. And this time, he's going to paint the town red . . .

Better off Dead

Better off Dead
Author: William W. Johnstone
Publisher: Pinnacle
Total Pages: 383
Release: 2016-02-23
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0786035676

The Greatest Western Writers Of The 21st Century From America's bestselling Western authors comesthis violent saga of the frontier legend known as the Town Tamer: the man who appears when all justice has fled… Feed The Beast--Or Die On the West Texas border a behemoth is bellowing smoke, fire and death. This monster is the infamous Abaddon Cannon Foundry, whose weapons of war have spread death and destruction around the world--and made a few men in Big Buck, Texas, incredibly rich. Now, a Mexican-born teenager has disappeared into this fortress factory, where men work and sweat as slaves. This boy's sister wants to learn her brother's fate, and she just happens to know a man named Shawn O'Brien, the town tamer. Shawn rides to Texas to find the missing boy. What he discovers in Big Buck will spark a ferocious, bloody battle with the greatest evil the West ever known: masters of war who (laugh in the face of anyone who defies them--until Shawn O'Brien raises his six gun. Then the laughing stops.

Torture Town

Torture Town
Author: William W. Johnstone
Publisher: Pinnacle Books
Total Pages: 368
Release: 2014-02-04
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0786033436

In this adventure by the bestselling authors of The Eyes of Texas, an Old West mountain man plays peacemaker in a lethal family feud. Reared by adventurer Smoke Jensen in the pristine Western wilderness, he has no home, no destination. Matt Jensen is William W. Johnstone’s legendary creation—a man with survival and justice in his blood. More Vicious Than The Hatfields And The McCoys… In the town of Thirty-Four Corners, Colorado, Matt Jensen rides into a savage blood feud. Thirty years ago, two friends came West and built a thriving cattle business. Now, their families have become kill-crazy enemies and the town is awash in a frenzy of murder. Add in hired gunmen on both sides of the fight, and two lovers crossing the dividing line, and the terror will never end. Eager to put as many miles between himself and Thirty-Four Corners, Matt Jensen just can’t bring himself to leave without trying to stop the bloodshed. But it’s going to take a lot more bullets, just as many bodies, and the steely courage of an intrepid frontiersman to let this ravaged town live again…

Kill Crazy

Kill Crazy
Author: William W. Johnstone
Publisher: Kensington Books
Total Pages: 368
Release: 2014-04-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0786033460

The Greatest Western Writer Of The 21st Century Born to a family of hard-fighting Scotsmen. Sworn to a legacy of blood and honor. Duff MaCallister brings his own brand of justice to the new American frontier--in this explosive western saga from bestselling authors William W. Johnstone and J.A. Johnstone. Shooting Is The Only Way Out In a town like Chugwater, Wyoming, you know who your friends are, who your enemies are, and who your kill-crazy maniacs are. For Duff MacCallister, the last category belongs to Johnny Taylor and his gang. Duff has wrestled with this polecat before, and knows that his bite is worse than his smell. But when Taylor's gang tries to rob a bank--and Duff manages to shoot one and arrest Taylor's brother--the outraged outlaw raises a stink straight out of hell. First, he begins to randomly slaughter innocent townsfolk one by one. Then, he leaves a note on the bodies warning: "We will kill more of your citizens if you do not let my brother go." Now, he's kidnapped a woman as bait--lighting a fuse under Duff MacCallister that's bound to ignite the biggest, bloodiest showdown in Chugwater history. . . First Time In Print!

The Bleeding Edge

The Bleeding Edge
Author: William W. Johnstone
Publisher: Pinnacle Books
Total Pages: 368
Release: 2011-10-24
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0786030291

The USA Today–bestselling authors of Home Invasion return with another timely thriller that puts readers on the frontlines of the battle for America. The Shady Hill Mobile Home Park isn't shady or hilly—this is West Texas after all. To military vet John Howard Stark, it's home. And worth fighting for. When a vicious drug cartel starts terrorizing the residents of Shady Hill, the Feds and the local police run for cover. But the good people of Shady Hill make a stand, electing Stark as their chief of police. Once a rancher, always a Texan, Stark and his fellow patriots send the cartel into a bloodthirsty fury by daring to fight back. When the bad guys start slaughtering innocent high school students, the God-fearing folks of Shady Hill find themselves deep in the heart of a bloody battle. It’s a desperate fight for survival that can only end in liberty . . . or death.

Manslaughter

Manslaughter
Author: William W. Johnstone
Publisher: Pinnacle Books
Total Pages: 335
Release: 2015-03-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0786035668

USA Today bestselling author: When a sheriff needs backup, Shawn O'Brien is the man to call . . . From America's bestselling Western authors comes the violent saga of the frontier legend known as the Town Tamer: the man who rides in when all attempts of law and order have failed. Shawn O'brien—taming a town held hostage by the devil In Broken Bridle, Wyoming, Jeremiah Purdy, the town's tinhorn sheriff, is a college kid who wants to become governor some day. But outlaw Darius Pike couldn't care less about anyone else's ambitions. With Pike holding Broken Bridle in a bloody grip of terror, Purdy sends a desperate cry for help—to Shawn O'Brien, town tamer. Shawn's mission: ride to Wyoming and pry Broken Bridle loose from Pike's reign of fear. What Shawn finds is that something even more evil than Pike is haunting Broken Brindle. Now, in a storm of bullets and blood, in a deal with the devil, Shawn O'Brien can only tame this town by entering hell itself . . .

A Quiet, Little Town

A Quiet, Little Town
Author: William W. Johnstone
Publisher: Pinnacle
Total Pages: 337
Release: 2021-02-23
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0786044381

Stagecoach guard Red Ryan has managed to survive every dirty, danger-filled trail in Texas. But this time, the journey is hell on four wheels. And the next stop could be his last... BIG TROUBLE IN A SMALL TOWN It starts with an unusual request: "On this trip there will be no cussing, no drinking, no gambling, and no loose women." No problem. Or so Red Ryan thinks-until he meets the passengers. They include four holy and silent monks, one beautiful lady tutor, and a drunken, washed-up gunfighter. Even worse, they're crossing the wild Texas hill country where bloodthirsty Apaches are on the loose and a mad-dog killer is on the prowl. But that can't compare to what's waiting for them at Fredericksburg. In this quiet little town, every man, woman, and monk will reveal their true colors. Green for greed. Yellow for cowardice. Black for pure unadulterated evil. Which leaves Red-gunning for his life... Live Free. Read Hard.

Breakdown

Breakdown
Author: William W. Johnstone
Publisher: Pinnacle Books
Total Pages: 392
Release: 1997
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9780786003679

A man and a woman speed north in a night torn my gunfire and etched in blood. Their caravan has fled a city in flames. He fought in Vietnam but hasn't used a gun in 25 years. She is trained in the sophisticated art of military intelligence. They both know that the second American revolution has begun, and the fight for survival is about to become a war of its own.

Blood Valley

Blood Valley
Author: William W. Johnstone
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2014
Genre: Frontier and pioneer life
ISBN: 9781410467027

With a range war spreading in the valley and lots of blood sure to be spilled, a straight-shooting new sheriff is aiming to bring law and order to Doubtful, Wyoming, no matter what. Reissue.

The Intruders

The Intruders
Author: William W. Johnstone
Publisher: Pinnacle Books
Total Pages: 304
Release: 2021-06-29
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0786047569

Johnstone Country. Draw Quick, Aim True. Pinkerton. Sheriff. Lawman. Buck Trammel has spent his life fighting for justice. Now, he must defend a town against corrupt businessmen and scurrilous outlaws from turning it into a bloody battleground. FAMILY FEUD Blackstone, Wyoming, belongs to “King” Charles Hagen. The rancher bought land, built businesses, and employed most of the townsfolk. Unfortunately Sheriff Buck Trammel is not on His Majesty’s payroll. The lawdog won’t be tamed or trained to accept the king’s position as master of the territory, but neither will he threaten his empire. Adam Hagen, the king’s oldest son, is vying to take control of his father’s violent empire in Blackstone. Sidling up with the notorious criminal Lucien Clay, Adam is adding professional hired guns who perform his dirty deeds without question. But moving against his father means crossing paths with his former friend Buck—the man who once saved Adam’s life. A civil war is coming to Blackstone. And when the gunsmoke clears, Buck Trammel is determined to be the last man standing . . . Live Free. Read Hard.