Synopsis

Welcome to the most dangerous town in the West. For Marshal Bob Hatfield, that means rough justice and a hundred ways to die...

In the shadow of the Prophecy Mountains, the ramshackle boomtown of Rattlesnake Wells draws schemers, predators, and desperate pilgrims. As for the law, that's the town marshal, a former Texas outlaw trying to make a new life for himself. But Sundown Bob Hatfield knows a man who's slick on the draw can't escape trouble for long. In Rattlesnake Wells, you fight fire with fire—and a new one has just exploded.

An enterprising saloon owner stages a shooting contest with a matched pair of gold-plated revolvers as first prize. But some contestants don't play by the rules, and these aren't just any old gold-plated guns. Now the guns are gone, innocent hostages have been taken for a violent ride, and a chase is on into the vast Wyoming wilderness—where a terrifying dark secret will be exposed, much blood will be spilled, and a fast-gun marshal will bring the real outlaws to their knees...

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

Rattlesnake Wells, Wyoming is a slightly different kind of western series. We get to follow a man working as marshall in a rather wild town and he has almost a regular family life. He is also a very good detective and handy with a gun, but he haws a dark past that not many know anything about. In Fr......more

Goodreads review by Laur

I really liked this western! Sharp characters, great character chemistry in all the right places, a warm and caring family relationship, a humble but tough lawman, yucky and disgusting outlaws, and a Sheriff that won't stop at nothing to bring them to justice! An new and enterprising saloon owner sta......more

Goodreads review by Martha

Frontier Of Violence As always with a Johnstone book it was awesome, I hope there will be more books on Bob and Consuela, I would love to know he finally married that girl. I was also saddened to have Quirt killed off. He would have made a awesome U S Marshall. As always thank you for a awesome read.......more

Book 2 I feel that this was not one of his best books. It centered around the shooting contest and not enough involving the story.......more

Goodreads review by Jerry

Loved this new book. Johnstone's niece does an excellent job carrying on the legacy for her uncle. Of course, he trained her as a researcher and editor, so she knows his style.......more