Dead Broke, Colorado, William W. Johnstone
Dead Broke, Colorado, William W. Johnstone
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Dead Broke, Colorado

Author: William W. Johnstone, J. A. Johnstone

Series: Dead Broke, Colorado

Narrator: Cody Roberts

Unabridged: 10 hr 25 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 04/01/2025


Synopsis

The town got its unusual name when a pair of brokedown prospectors accidentally dropped a stick of dynamite in the Rockies—and unearthed a massive vein of silver. One of the two men dropped dead from excitement. The other one named the place "Dead Broke" in honor of his dead broke companion and declared himself mayor of a brand-new mining town. Mayor Allane Auchenleck—better known as Nugget—put Dead Broke on the map. But when the silver market takes an unexpected nosedive, the bustling boomtown goes bust. And all hell breaks loose.

Almost overnight, Dead Broke turns into a lawless hotbed of angry out-of-work miners and out-for-blood merchants. In desperation, Mayor Nugget considers a few hairbrained schemes like bringing in mail-order brides, building ice castles to attract tourists, even planting other minerals in the mines to fool investors. But Dead Broke needs law and order, so Nugget sends for top gun Mick MacMicking. Of course, a notorious gambler named Connor Boyle has other plans—and with his band of hired guns he plans to blow Dead Broke off the map to get what he wants.

For this town to survive, Nugget, Mick, a drunken lawman, and a woman gambler will have to put the dead back in Dead Broke . . . and some cool-hand killers in the ground.

About William W. Johnstone

William W. Johnstone is the #1 bestselling western writer in America, and the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of hundreds of books, with over fifty million copies sold. Born in southern Missouri, he was raised with strong moral and family values by his minister father, and tutored by his schoolteacher mother. He left school at fifteen to work in a carnival and then as a deputy sheriff before serving in the army. He went on to become known as "the greatest western writer of the twenty-first century."


Reviews

Goodreads review by Dylan on May 27, 2025

Best new Johnstone in awhile......more

Goodreads review by Denice on October 24, 2024

There is no such thing as a bad Johnstone western. Each series is built around main characters whose belief in the law and family is absolute, even if they've had to be reformed to get there. From Preacher, the original mountain man to the Jensen family to Perly Gates, to.....well, you get the point......more

Goodreads review by Jacqui on November 21, 2024

William Johnstone's Dead Broke, Colorado (Pinnacle 2025) is an unusual tale set in old West Colorado in the town of Dead Broke. Before it was even a settlement, two prospectors struck it rich off a vein of silver that attracted lots of other miners. Over time, as silver began to play out in the area......more

Goodreads review by Nolan on September 29, 2025

When I got this eBook downloaded from the local library, I looked at the cover and thought, "That looks like Matt Jensen." If you look at covers of the Matt Jensen series, you will see what I mean. Compare and let me know what you think. This is a new series and no, Matt Jensen isn't in it. I found......more

Goodreads review by Keith on June 06, 2025

Disappointing Some story incancistancies. The story was good but I'm not clear on what it was actually about. Johnstones' older books have been better.......more