Law of the Mountain Man

The Last Mountain Man #6

by William W. Johnstone

New York Times bestselling Stranded in the middle of a brutal range war, an innocent man may have no choice but to take sides . . .Smoke Jensen sat in a cave and boiled the last of his coffee. He figured he was in Idaho—somewhere south of Montpelier—but he was certain about only two he was cold and he was being hunted by a small army of men. Smoke knew why he was cold—it was winter. He just didn't have a clear idea of why anyone was after him.He was soon to find out that he'd unwittingly ridden into the middle of the fiercest range war in years. Now he had to either choose sides or return home across the back of a horse. Smoke had never taken kindly to being bullied . . . so when Jud Vale and his cutthroat gang started pushing him around, Smoke Jensen just pushed right back . . .

Genres: Westerns, Fiction, Ebooks

260 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 1984

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

[Bill Riggs · Rating 4 out of 5]

Bullets fly and bodies fall when Smoke becomes caught up in a bloody range war between two brothers. Filled with bloody and hilarious Last Mountain Man mayhem.

[Shirl · Rating 4 out of 5]

Over the past four months I have been reading the Mountain Man series by William W. Johnstone. They are a throwback to the old west and come complete with rugged turrain, outlaws, Indians, and heroes. I enjoyed these books for the simple reason that I feel transported back to a simpler time when right was right, wrong was wrong, and there wasn't nearly so much gray. The reader gets to learn alot about what it was like for the men and women who broke open the territory but especially we get to cheer on an old fashioned hero or two. You will enjoy this trip back to the mid 1800's and you'll willingly cheer for the good guys who are interesting and funny characters, and hate the villains. Enjoy!

[Orville Welch · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good book,very enjoyable.

[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

[Joyce Kirkwood · Rating 1 out of 5]

In stopping right here!

Mr Johnstone you make enough on your books to hire an editor. Stop using 4 or 5 year olds to edit for you.
I'm not reading any more of your books!!!!!
Joyce Kirkwood used to be reader

[LeeAnn · Rating 4 out of 5]

4 stars. Leave it to Smoke Jensen to head out on a little vacation trip and end up in the middle of a range war. But what do you expect from a man whose skill with a gun is legend, and not just on the pages of those dime novels folks young and old like to read? But this war isn't fiction and it has Smoke facing an opponent who isn't just dangerous, he's stark raving mad.

Full of classic Johnstone gun battles, fist fights, wicked villains, noble men you'd "ride the river with", spirited women ready to fight right alongside the men, and just to keep things from getting too dark, a hearty helping of humor. If you are in the mood for a good, old-fashioned shoot 'em up western, the Smoke Jensen (Mountain Man) series is an option worth trying.

[Nolan · Rating 2 out of 5]

Starts out interesting enough. Smoke Jensen. Main character is on “vacation” runs into some men who think he is someone else. Runs into a range war. Same story. One man who has a big ranch wants more land and cattle. Bad man hirers gunmen. Smoke could have cut the head of the snake off and killed the head rancher, but no he decides someone else has to do that. The bad rancher, Jud and his men attack the smaller ranch and leave. Smoke goes out alone and kills a mess of the hired gunmen. Jud has gunmen go and attack the ranch. Later Smoke goes out and kills some gunmen. Jud, puts a $10,000 reward on Smoke’s head, so have gunmen trying to kill Smoke. But of course, Smoke is superman and wins every time. Around and round the story goes. Got tiring after a while

[Jay Wright · Rating 3 out of 5]

This could be an old Western except there are just too many bodies. This is a continuation of the Smoke Jensen series. His wife and her parents take off with his young daughter to Arizona because she has breathing difficulties. The dry air will allow her to grow older. At the beginning, he is roaming the mountains before he joins his wife. Naturally, he looks like a local criminal and he is hunted. He stops at a ranch that is facing a cattle baron who wants their ranch. He stays to fight. It is an action packed novel and never gets dull. However, it fails to reach Zane Gray or Louis L’Amour status. I am reading this in a two books for the price of one paperbacks. That book is called Measure of a Man.

[Barbara Lee Wood · Rating 5 out of 5]

DEALING WITH THE CRAZED BROTHER

Another great adventure involving Smoke Jensen and the people who become friends, some don't, but they never forget him. There's humor but it's dark and you will laugh. Dagger his horse 🐎also gets involved in backing Smoke's plays.
You will love reading this fast moving intriguing synopsis of the lives these frontier settlement, and small ranchers, farmers are constantly fighting to survive..you can almost say it's the survival of the fittest.

[David · Rating 4 out of 5]

A full cast narration of 25 individuals bringing to life this "movie in your mind", the slogan of Graphic Audio, with cinematic music and sound effects. The character of Cheyenne O'Malley made me chuckle every time he spoke. This and over a dozen other titles in the Mountain Man series are free on Audible until 10/7.

[Richard Guerrero · Rating 4 out of 5]

Enjoy this sixth book of the smoke Jensen series. It is 2019 and I read this series a few years ago. I just started with this book club this year and I’m continuing to add books that I have read in the past so this is why I am not giving a complete thought of this book.

[Frank Watts · Rating 5 out of 5]

Action filled, hard to put down, reading johnstone is a great time passer, better than TV. Looking forward to reading his next action packed thriller.

Hope to continue to read all of Johnstone
books. Beenlooking for a good read for a Long time and Johnstone is a winner of

[Lizenbyl · Rating 4 out of 5]

Smoke Jensen once again sides with the down trodden and has ridden into a fierce range war. Smoke works to try and it the dispute peacefully, but is forced into doing a lot of gunslinging and killing to bring peace.

[larry brashear · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good Read!

Really an excellent story and would have gotten five stars easy had it been edited better. Totally wrong words in several cases!

[Daniel · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent

Excellent book for anyone who loves a great western book. A must read for those that like the mountain man series.

[Cody Stow · Rating 4 out of 5]

If you like westerners, then the mountain man series is for you. William W. Johnstone brings his characters alive. Smoke Jensen is now one of my favorite characters.

[Dick Dubay · Rating 4 out of 5]

Lots of action

Lots of action and good story lines. I would recommend this to anyone that enjoys a great western. Very enjoyable.

[Kevin Jackson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Blazing guns.

Another great story with Smoke Jensen. I don't think the proof reader did a very good job in this story. The story was great and full of action.

[John Meitner · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another of the relaxing reads about the old west. I do enjoy his books.

[Gwen Hopkins · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent.

[Todd · Rating 5 out of 5]

The Best In Western/Adventure Action!!!!

Absolutely nobody comes even close to the writing duo of William W. Johnstone and his nephew J.A. Johnstone when it comes to being the best in Western/Action adventure writing.

[Sunshine · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good book

All books in this series are good. Really enjoy his writing. Look forward to the next one in the series.

[Brad Harju · Rating 4 out of 5]

One of the better Smoke Jensen books I’ve read. I enjoyed it a lot.

[Antoni Louw · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fast paced

As fast paced as Louis L’amour. Great series. Have now read most of them and this one has to be my favorite so far.

[Truitti · Rating 5 out of 5]

Still riding the western. Yee haw

[Connie Patch McDonald · Rating 5 out of 5]

action +.

I learned how to prevent an ambush, how to hide in the woods, and how to wear my guns, tied down.

[Beverly Kee · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another awesome book!

Loved this one! Loved when Smoke went out headhunting, bringing back guns, clothes and boots for the boys! What a incredibly great story teller!

[Cassandra · Rating 4 out of 5]

Love me a good Preacher novel! I'm still getting my feel for Westerns but I really do like Preacher.

[Cynthia Izon · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great shoot 'em up, fighting the badies per usual. Very entertaining.

[Michael Mcfarren · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great Read

Smoke just finds all kinds of challenges without trying. Johnstone’s stories never let you down. They give you a view into the west as it was.