Riding Shotgun, William W. Johnstone
Riding Shotgun, William W. Johnstone
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Riding Shotgun

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

Narrator: J. Rodney Turner

Unabridged: 8 hr 56 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 05/28/2019


Synopsis

A blazing new series takes you back to the lawless frontier where every stagecoach was a moving target. Where every passenger needed protection. And where every hired gun who rides along better be fast on the draw—or be dead on arrival . . .

If anyone knows the road to purgatory, it's Red Ryan. As a stagecoach guard, he's faced holdups, ambushes, and all-out attacks from every kill-crazy outlaw, Indian, and prairie rat. But even he's a bit reluctant to take on his next job: riding shotgun with his driver Buttons Muldoon on a stage bound from Fort Concho, Texas, to Fort Bliss.

Word has it, the Apaches are on the warpath. They're being led by the vicious war chief Ilesh, which means "Lord of the Earth." And this lord means business, as in slaughtering every Texan from here to El Paso. Red wants to postpone the stage. But an army major's beautiful but stubborn wife insists they leave—or she'll go it alone. So Red has no choice . . .

Thus begins a nightmare journey into 400 miles of harsh, unforgiving terrain, blood-drunk killers, and one scheming devil who plans to paint the town of El Paso red—starting with Red's blood . . .

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 Jacqui on June 09, 2019

In Johnstone's Riding Shotgun (Penguin Random House 2019), first in a new Red Ryan Western series by the king of Westerns, the free-spirited, quick-thinking Red Ryan is one of the best stage coach guards in the West, especially when teamed with his favorite driver, Buttons Muldoon. As a team they ha......more

Goodreads review by Abibliofob on May 19, 2019

Some entertaining bits but not the best work by this author. Maybe not the best idea to come up with scores of new series instead of making sure the old ones are good. Still I'm a sucker for westerns.......more

Goodreads review by Keith on May 29, 2019

Having read Burnt Offering, one of my favourites, I decided to check out what other books Johnston has published which seems to be a long list of Westerns. As this book was on offer from NetGalley, I thought I take a dive into the world of the cowboy opera. Westerns are not my strong point and have n......more

Goodreads review by Lucja on February 05, 2023

it was a good book to distract myself with, very wild west, lots of shooting going on all the time, cowboy playlist made it better......more

Goodreads review by Rob on August 17, 2020

Why on earth doesn't the Johnstone Clan nab whoever wrote this and plug them into any of their older series???? Maybe it's some contractual thing where the ghost writer gets to start their own series. Ot some other silly proprietary thing. Thing of it is, the older series are just not being well han......more