The Lonesome Gun

Name: The Lonesome Gun
Brand: Tantor Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: William W. Johnstone
ISBN: 9798765084281

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

Series: Perley Gates Western #7

Narrator: Danny Campbell

Unabridged: 9 hr 31 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 07/25/2023

Categories: Fiction, Western, Historical Fiction

Synopsis

Good Samaritan gunslinger Perley Gates returns for a new action-packed adventure from legendary national bestselling Western authors William W. Johnstone and J. A. Johnstone set in historic Texas.

Perley's elder brother, Rubin, who manages the Triple-G Ranch decides to try breeding some Hereford cattle with the ranch's longhorns. He asks Perley to deliver the contract for the Herefords, a simple task. But nothing ever remains simple when Perley is involved. And for the reluctant fast gun, it means a nightmare journey through hell itself . . .

The trouble starts when Perley and his sidekick, Possum, meet some damsels in distress—a lovely group of saloon girls with a broken wagon wheel. Being a good Samaritan, Perley feels honor-bound to help them. But when the travelers cross paths with an ornery gang of vicious outlaws, things turn deadly—and fast. It only gets worse from there, for Perley agrees to escort them to Nacogdoches—next to Angelina County, a section of which is infested with a special breed of vermin known as the Tarpley family. And this corrupt clan has a gunslinger—who'd love nothing more than to take down a living legend like Perley Gates . . .

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 April 22, 2023

The Lonesome Gun is not the best Perley Gates story but it's not the worst either. William W. johnstone and J.A. Johnstone has so many westerns going on that a few of them will slip through on autopilot. I do enjoy the characters even though I'm a little tired of his girlfriend. I like the fact that......more

Goodreads review by Janalyn, the blind reviewer on July 25, 2023

When Pearly and Possum are out to do a transaction for Ruben for 50 Hampford heifers they run into some sporting women and the little girl with the broken wheel and of course pearly stops to help The women or heading to Nacogdoches to start a new business and I’m grateful for pearly and possums help......more

Goodreads review by Denice on August 13, 2023

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 patrick on November 19, 2023

A good western that has Perley Gates and Possum who both ride together for the Gates family's ranch. Perley is the youngest brother but he is also the one who seems to get into a bind from time to time. Not meaning to he ends up usually having to draw with someone and the other person ends up in Boo......more

Goodreads review by Monty on October 08, 2024

MC - Just too unrealistic a character who fluctuates between sharp witted and simpleminded, with shifting behaviour as in lacking continuity of mind. Also no character development/progression. This apparently being book #7, I having mistaken it for book six, I find that the MC shows just about zero......more