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I am the author of the Bishop Rider Books. A Better Kind of Hate, The Big Machine Eats, All of Them to Burn, Brand New Dark, Old Man Rider, The Abrum Files and Like-Minded Individuals.
See also: It was never about saving people.

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Been a bit, I see. You look good. Those new slacks? Anyway, I released another book and believe I failed to mention it here. I know. I know. Gasp! So, it's called OLD MAN RIDER and it's been out since October of 2022. It involves Bishop Rider, of course, and deals with not only his end of days, but his beginning too. I also hit other points of his life, middle points I guess you could call them, w Read more of this blog post »

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	A Better Kind of Hate: Stories 4.48 avg rating — 63 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Not Your Average Monster: A Bestiary of Horrors by Pete Kahle (Goodreads Author), Kya Aliana (Goodreads Author), D. Morgan Ballmer (Goodreads Author) 4.11 avg rating — 65 ratings — published 2015 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Brand New Dark 4.51 avg rating — 47 ratings — published 2021 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	All of Them to Burn 4.54 avg rating — 41 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Abrum Files: A Bishop Rider Book 4.71 avg rating — 21 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Old Man Rider 4.80 avg rating — 20 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Big Machine Eats: Stories 4.60 avg rating — 20 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bishop Rider Lives: An Anthology of Retribution by Beau Johnson (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Hector Acosta (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 4.94 avg rating — 16 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dark Lane Anthology: Volume One by Tim Jeffreys (Goodreads Author), James Everington (Goodreads Author), Matthew Lett 3.94 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 2015 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Like-Minded Individuals: A Bishop Rider Book 4.90 avg rating — 10 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Beau Johnson and 1 other person liked Dana's review of Bishop Rider Lives: An Anthology of Retribution: "These stories did not hold back. Grisly dismemberment and bloody justice filled every page. Loved it!"
Dec 14, 2025 04:15PM · see review
Beau Johnson rated a book it was amazing The County Line: A Novel by Steve Weddle	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Sometimes we are our own worst enemy. Sometimes we think we know best. Cottonmouth Tomlin easily embodies both of these situations, and almost to his own detriment. Set in a bygone era, The County Line takes place when the Tommy Gun spit fire and unc ...more
Dec 11, 2025 12:43PM · 2 likes · like · see review
Beau Johnson and 1 other person liked Whiskey Leavins's review of A Better Kind of Hate: Stories: "Author Beau Johnson and his iconic retribution-dealing character Bishop Rider have been on my radar for a while now. I’m pleased to have finally made it around to opening my Johnson/Rider account. I started with the author’s first short story collect" Read more of this review »
Nov 28, 2025 07:28PM · see review
Beau Johnson liked Jack's review of Like-Minded Individuals: A Bishop Rider Book: "This book feels like a different beast, but in such a good way! It’s like the other books before it were very much a nasty nightmarish nighttime drama, and that this book is the prestige version. The other books scratch that itch. An itch that we the " Read more of this review »
Nov 19, 2025 02:19PM · see review
Beau Johnson rated a book liked it The Rules of the Road by C.B. Jones (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Beau Johnson rated a book liked it Come with Me by Ronald Malfi (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Some parts I liked better than others. Some parts dragged more than others. Your mileage will indeed vary, I believe.
Apr 14, 2025 10:54AM · 1 like · like · see review
Beau Johnson rated a book it was amazing Burying the Newspaper Man by Curtis Ippolito (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Beau Johnson rated a book it was amazing King of Ashes by S.A. Cosby (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
There is a type of darkness you cannot hide from. That you cannot run from. Cosby taps into this darkness and as with his last four books, harnesses it yet again. All hail KING OF ASHES. A tale that keeps the crown not where it needs to be, but where ...more
Feb 20, 2025 08:34AM · 3 likes · like · see review
Beau Johnson rated a book it was amazing Signs of Pain by Ilyn Welch (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Signs of Pain not only shines a light on a real-world darkness, but blunts it over the head with a bomb named Cherry. Fun was indeed had. Welch is one to watch.
Feb 09, 2025 06:57PM · 1 like · like · see review
Beau Johnson rated a book really liked it Payback is Forever by Nick Kolakowski (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
A fine addition to the Nick Kolakowski stable of books. A throwback for sure, but then again, maybe it isn’t. Further still, perhaps it’s a combination of both. Either way, fun was had. Go forth, seek out, purchase and enjoy. Tell ‘em another lover o ...more
Jan 01, 2025 11:50AM · 1 like · like · see review