[]
This Violent Land
  • Published: 15 October 2016
  • ISBN: 9780786036448
  • Imprint: Kensington
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 384
  • RRP: $17.99
Categories:

This Violent Land

Buy from…
Amazon Booktopia Dymocks QBD Readings Your Bookstore Abbeys Boomerang Find local retailers Find local retailers Collins Fishpond Gleebooks Harry Hartog Kinokuniya Robinsons The Nile Mighty Ape

In this powerful new novel, New York Times and USA Today bestselling authors William W. Johnstone and J.A. Johnstone, the greatest Western writer of the 21st century and his long-time collaborator, chronicle Smoke Jensen's early years, long before he became a legend . . .

THE GREATEST WESTERN WRITERS OF THE 21ST CENTURY
 
In this powerful new novel, William W. Johnstone and J.A. Johnstone chronicle Smoke Jensen’s early years, long before he became a legend . . .
 
Kirby—later Smoke—Jensen has just earned his first paying job as a deputy U.S. marshal for the Colorado Territory and is sent to the lawless town of Las Animas. There, he finds a sheriff too cowardly to face the outlaw leader Cole Dawson, whose six-gun has left a lot of good men dead. Young Smoke feels no such fear. He takes Dawson down fast. Then the real fight begins.
 
It turns out Dawson is only a cog in a crooked plot hatched by someone hiding behind the law. For a young deputy marshal, going up against the powerful and corrupt is almost certainly a fool’s mission, but doing nothing is not a choice. When Smoke strikes, he’s in all the bloody way, and what follows will become the stuff of legend. Braving bullets, blood, and treachery to face down the most dangerous outlaw in Colorado Territory, Smoke will earn a reputation for justice and the rule of law in a wild, violent frontier.
  • Published: 15 October 2016
  • ISBN: 9780786036448
  • Imprint: Kensington
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 384
  • RRP: $17.99
Categories:

About the authors

William W. Johnstone

William W. Johnstone is the USA Today and New York Times bestselling author of over 300 books, including Preacher, The Last Mountain Man, Luke Jensen Bounty Hunter, Flintlock, Savage Texas, Matt Jensen, The Last Mountain Man; The Family Jensen, Sidewinders, and Shawn O'Brien Town Tamer . His thrillers include Phoenix Rising, Home Invasion, The Blood of Patriots, The Bleeding Edge, and Suicide Mission. Visit his website at www.williamjohnstone.net or by email at dogcia2006@aol.com.
WW.

J.A. Johnstone

Being the all-around assistant, typist, researcher, and fact checker to one of the most popular western authors of all time, J.A. Johnstone learned from the master, Uncle William W. Johnstone.  

He began tutoring J.A. at an early age. After-school hours were often spent retyping manuscripts or researching his massive American Western history library as well as the more modern wars and conflicts. J.A. worked hard—and learned.

"Every day with Bill was an adventure story in itself. Bill taught me all he could about the art of storytelling. ‘Keep the historical facts accurate,' he would say. ‘Remember the readers, and as your grandfather once told me, I am telling you now: be the best J.A. Johnstone you can be.'"
J.A

Praise for This Violent Land

"Johnstone is a masterful storyteller, creating a tale that is fanciful and funny, exciting and surprisingly convincing. This is great fun." - Publishers Weekly on BUTCH CASSIDY: THE LOST YEARS

"A cracking good story with compelling characters and a tense plot that unfolds at breakneck speed." - True West Magazine on BUTCH CASSIDY: THE LOST YEARS

"Comes together in a spectacular shoot-out in the Texas hill country. This rollicking Western is full of gunfights, outlaws, and an unforgettable holiday" - Library Journal on A TEXAS HILL COUNTRY CHRISTMAS