The Wicked and the Dead, William W. Johnstone
The Wicked and the Dead, William W. Johnstone
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The Wicked and the Dead

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

Narrator: Neill Thorne

Unabridged: 10 hr 20 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 03/26/2024

Synopsis

As hardworking families and ambitious dreamers set down roots across the American West, others swooped down to prey upon them. And after the smoke cleared, those who lived by the gun found themselves facing justice—and vengeance . . .

It was supposed to be a simple robbery. A fortune in gold for the taking. What Hack Long and his outlaws hadn't figured on was the Texas Rangers pouncing on them like a pack of rabid wolves. Desperate to escape, Long led his men south of the Rio Grande where they ran afoul of Mexican Rurales and were imprisoned.

Unwilling to die behind the bars of the hellish prison where life is worth less than a peso, Long's band of desperadoes break out of jail and split up to escape. Now, Two-Horses, Luke Fischer, Gabriel Santana, Billy Lightning, and Long are scrabbling along a desolate landscape, heading for Texas to reclaim their ill-gotten gains, hunted by dogged lawmen, merciless Comaches, and a violent gang of bandits who also want the stolen gold.

Though they be thieves and outlaws, Long and his men aren't nearly as deadly as their pursuers. They may not deserve forgiveness for their sins, but only death passes judgment on both the good and the bad. . .

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 May 05, 2024

In what has pretty much become a staple of the Johnstone books, this features a group of likable outlaws and their antihero adventures. After escaping from a Mexican prison the gang is motivated to make their way back to a small Texas town where they had hidden their loot from their last robbery. En......more

Goodreads review by Shannon on February 10, 2024

I really struggled to read this book and I think that was due to the beginning of the book. In the beginning, the Long Gang escapes a prison in Mexico and are running from the police. That part I enjoyed. However, to escape the police, the gang splits up and you are introduced to about 3-4 different......more

Goodreads review by Janalyn, the blind reviewer on March 16, 2024

In The Wicked And The Dead by William W Johnstone, we meet the Texas long gang suffering in a Mexican prison thanks to an old amigo says he’ll die there he tells Heck who is the leader how he can get out and get out he does. Well trape sing the desert between the prison and the Rio Grande they get s......more

Goodreads review by patrick on June 25, 2024

I found this book to be a little different than some of the other reads from this author, none the less this was fast-paced and entertaining from the beginning until the end. I will say I was disappointed when the book ended for I wanted it to continue and that is when I knew it was a very good book......more

Goodreads review by Paul on July 24, 2024

Spoilers couple paragraphs from here. There got that taken care of now. Ok, so it's just a johnstone family mill western bought at the local Walmart but it really did get interesting for a while. Hack and the gang are desperados from the jump. Each with their own backstory and idiosyncrasies.They are......more

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