Settling His Hash

Name: Settling His Hash
Brand: Tantor Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: William W. Johnstone
ISBN: 9781666188769

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

Series: Chuckwagon Trail Western #5

Narrator: Danny Campbell

Unabridged: 8 hr 17 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 08/30/2022

Categories: Fiction, Western

Synopsis

A chuckwagon cook who's also deadly with a pair of six-shooters, Dewey "Mac" Mackenzie is a man who has no qualms filling men's bellies with food—or lead. Finally cleared of a crime he didn't commit, he's able to enjoy the fruits of his labor on the trail without looking over his shoulder. But even his best served grub can be spoiled by those with evil appetites . . .

After traversing California and finding nothing much to his liking, Mac Mackenzie is heeding his heart's call to return to Texas. Lucky for him, a group of cowboys heading for the Lone Star state need someone who knows their way around a chuckwagon. Their previous cook's temper boiled over during a saloon brawl and ended up in jail. With no love for the cook—or his food—the cowboys just want to head home peaceably, share some quality meals with good company, and give their boss the small fortune they're carrying from the herd they sold.

Otis Bradley knows he's no gourmet, but that's no excuse for his fellow cattlemen to leave him rotting behind bars. He still earned his share of the payroll for this time on the trail—and after befriending outlaw Stack Ketchum, Otis has a gang of gunfighters ready to dish out some revenge in exchange for the loot. But they haven't reckoned with the likes of Mac, a man who will settle their hash—raw and bloody . . .

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 Abibliofob on October 08, 2022

Dewey "Mac" Mackenzie is cleared from the accusations of murder but in a time before technology it takes some time for everyone to find out that he is no longer wanted. Settling His Hash by William W. Johnstone and J.A. Johnstone is another great western in the Chuckwagon series. I love the fact tha......more

Goodreads review by Laur on April 09, 2023

Johnstone Westerns are usually a big hit with me. This was a “miss” and unfortunately just didn’t have enough of a interesting plot or great characters to hold my interest. The narrator was fluid, but read without much feeling. Vanilla script. Really like the Book’s cover though!......more

Goodreads review by Jacqui on July 21, 2022

In Settling His Hash (Pinnacle Books 2022), fifth in the Chuckwagon Trail Westerns, Dewey 'Mac' Mackenzie has finished a job that took him to California where he’d always thought he wanted to settle. But after spending time there, he realizes it isn’t his dream home after all. Having finally been cl......more

Goodreads review by Wesley on July 14, 2024

This book was just okay compared to the others in this series. It started off really slow, but fully grabbed my attention around chapter 27 or so. The characters in this one were not nearly as memorable as the characters in the previous books. Also, the ending made me sad and wanting more.. Hopefull......more

Goodreads review by Rob on November 11, 2022

A frustrating book. One of the few Johnstone Clan books in a series I've not read in order. Maybe that accounts for the confusion somewhat. So much so, this is the first of the 200+ I just wanted to get done with. Too many similar characters involving similarly named locations that shuffled about an......more