Mr. Littlejohn

by Cameron Judd

2 cassette set, approximately 160 minutes. Two-time Spur Award nominee Cameron Judd spins Westerns that lasso listeners' attention. In this inspiring story of self-sacrifice, menacing dangers spur 17-year-old Pennington Malone to grow up quickly. With his father in Leavenworth Prison, Penn travels to Dodge City packing his dad's loaded six-gun. He soon meets Jonah Littlejohn, a lanky man gifted with incredible strength and boxing prowess - and haunted by painful secrets. But when Penn learns that three shadowy riders are trailing him, and framing him for murders they committed, he needs all the help he can get.

Genres: Westerns

2 pages, Audio Cassette

First published April 1, 1990

About the author

Cameron Judd (AKA: Tobias Cole) is a bestselling author of over forty historical and Western novels, including The Canebrake Men and Crockett of Tennessee. A former award-winning journalist, he continues to write his acclaimed column “Clips to Keep” and lives with his family in Greene County, Tennessee.

Reviews

[Benjamin Thomas · Rating 4 out of 5]

From fairly early in Cameron Judd's portfolio of over 40 novels (1990), this one was another enjoyable tale. I've always found his work to be consistently good, whether it's westerns, or more straight historical novels. This one finds a young man with a complicated family history running away to Dodge City. Lots of adventure to be found here, and always handled with panache. Colorful characters, including a few historical ones like Bat Masterson and Charlie Bassett, mix with an enticing plot, resulting in a nice old-fashioned western yarn. The enigma that is the mysterious Mr. Littlejohn is the icing on the cake.

[John · Rating 4 out of 5]

Not what I call your 'usual' shootem' up western. Cameron writes good, interesting tales of the old west. He held my attention throughout the book. Give it a try

[Leonard · Rating 4 out of 5]

A fun read. Short, but entertaining.

[Aurora Dimitre · Rating 3 out of 5]

This one was... alright.

To be honest, I haven't read many Westerns, though I do have a fondness for the genre. The reason I own this book at all is because of a gag Christmas gift from my parents, and it wasn't a bad book. Melodramatic, sure, a little convenient at times, sure, but it kept me entertained for an hour or so and that's really all I can ask of a book like this.

[Jeff Dickison · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good western told from the viewpoint of a 17-year old male who runs away from abusive caretakers and joins a medicine show wagon where he meets the title character. Plenty of interesting characters with quite a few plot changes. Not a "shoot 'em" western but character driven. Recommended.