Old Cowboys Never Die, William W. Johnstone
Old Cowboys Never Die, William W. Johnstone
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Old Cowboys Never Die

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

Narrator: John Little

Unabridged: 10 hr 25 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 10/25/2022

Categories: Fiction, Western


Synopsis

JOHNSTONE COUNTRY. THE GOLDEN YEARS.

From the bestselling masters of the classic Western comes a blazing new series that proves that old cowboys only get wiser, bolder—and crazier—with age …

They say you can’t teach an old dog new tricks. But old cowboys? That’s a different story— especially when those cowboys are trail-hardened cattlemen like Casey Tubbs and Eli Doolin. When these longtime buddies learn that their bosses are getting out of the beef
business, they figure it’s probably time to retire anyway. Nothing left to do now but deliver the last two thousand cows to Abilene and collect their pay. There’s just one problem.

There’s no money. The company’s lawyer is skipping town with all the workers’ cash—which means Casey and Levi have one last job to do …

Steal it back.

Sure, pulling off a robbery is a new challenge for these old boys. But they’ve learned a lot of tricks over the years—and they’re one hell of a team. Casey is strictly no-nonsense, a let’sget-it-done kind of guy. Eli is more devil-may-care, a let’s-have-some-fun troublemaker.

Between the two of them, they devise a scheme to hold up the lawyer on the noon train and deliver the money to the men who earned it. There’s just one catch: once they pull off the perfect crime—and get away with it—Casey and Eli start thinking they may have missed
their calling in life. This could be the start of a whole new career … as outlaws.

So begins the wild, wild story of Casey and Eli, two old cowboys who are one step ahead of the law—and the young deputy marshal who’s determined to catch them. …

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 Bill on December 11, 2022

A light, easy reading western. When two old cowboys finish their last cattle drive they find that the ranch lawyer has run off with the payroll and is on a train out of town. Penniless and jobless they make the only decision they can - rob the train and take back what is rightfully theirs. The heist......more

Goodreads review by Glen on December 07, 2022

I won this book in a goodreads drawing. A light hearted western, as two middle aged cowboys who get ripped off by a lawyer, rob a train to get their money back. Now outlaws, they make a run for it, robbing some banks and such along the way, but also helping people and preventing real outlaws from ste......more

Goodreads review by John on September 19, 2024

During his writing career William W. Johnston wrote a plethora of novels in several different genres including horror, suspense, dystopian, but primarily westerns. Overall, he was considered more of a pulp writer, being that his novels were not much more than entertainment. Because of his mysterious......more

Goodreads review by Abibliofob on July 02, 2022

Old Cowboys Never Die is a brand new book by William W Johnstone and J.A. johnstone and it's another example of new ways to write westerns. This time it's about old cowhands trying out a new way of living. The book follows most standards when it comes to westerns but also makes up some new ones and......more

Goodreads review by Laur on February 11, 2024

I’m usually a huge fan of Johnstone western books, but this one is the exception. No real excitement or action going on… just 2 men who set out to get the pay they were denied for themselves and the small crew they were working with on a ranch (that’s how the robberies start). With that first robber......more