Warpath of the Mountain Man

The Last Mountain Man #28

by William W. Johnstone

The Greatest Western Writer Of The 21st Century
 
When an old friend’s family is massacred, legendary mountain man Smoke Jensen hits the vengeance trail. He’s soon riding into a bloody Colorado war that has militia cavalry volunteers and Kiowa warriors stalking each other across the territory—matching kill for kill, outrage for outrage. Defying both sides, Smoke uncovers a sinister conspiracy to set ranchers and Kiowas at each other’s throats. It turns out that the war’s been cooked up by renegade Jack Tatum and his outlaw band, who stand to reap a fortune in gold by selling illegal guns and whiskey to the Indians. High atop the Rockies, a blizzard’s white hell sets the stage for the final showdown with Tatum’s bloody gang, as the mountain man unleashes an avalanche of destruction. Now his enemies are about to learn that the only thing Smoke Jensen sells is death…wholesale.

Genres: Westerns, Fiction

256 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published January 1, 2002

About the author

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 50 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 21st Century." Visit him online at WilliamJohnstone.net.

Reviews

[Brad Swadley · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good book but I found it odd that in this book it said Smoke and Sally didn't have kids but in previous books they had 3 that were overseas. Did I miss something somewhere?

[Rob Smith, Jr. · Rating 3 out of 5]

This story, as with one two books back sure seems familiar, but, again, I don't have time to research through my Mountain Man and other Johnstone books to figure out where i read it before. I know I have. I knew what was going to happen to who and the ending. This harkens back to the multitude of flashbacks and just what was going on in the Johnstone Clan camp at the time.

Two things are mostly missing from this book: Treeing a town and flashbacks. Something that the series has beaten to death.

The story is not a complicated one and there are few surprises. The characters are less than typical Johnstone characters. The settings being less described is now the norm in this part of the series.

Based on this seeming to be a repeated story and other parts lesser than average...

Bottom line: i don't recommend this book. 4 out of ten points.

[David Burnworth · Rating 5 out of 5]

Smoke goes on the warpath with his friend Tom, whose family was massacred by Jack Tatum and his gang. Smoke befriends a young Indian named Quinntanna. The young Indian will have to defend what is left of his village thanks to an evil plan created by Jack and his gang. I won't give any more away but I will say this is another must-read in this great series.

[Richard Guerrero · Rating 4 out of 5]

Enjoy the 28th book of the smoke Jensen series.

[Rex Eaton · Rating 3 out of 5]

Johnstone uses the same approach in all of his books...Smoke Jensen is challenged and/or threatened and he has to shoot everyone up. A quick read that will let your mind coast.

[Little Timmy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Very good western series. The story of Smoke Jensen, trained by the last of the mountain men as a boy. If you like men's adventure and westerns then you will enjoy the series. Recommended

[Sue · Rating 1 out of 5]

Took too long to get to it. Got bored with all the dialogue.

[Martha Peebles]

As usual a terrific book. I always love reading about Smoke Jensen. he always gets the bad guys.
But he is a very caring man. he really loves his wife Sally and i feel sorry for anyone who hurts Sally.
I have read this book before but i can read it over and still enjoy the book.