Kill Crazy

MacCallister #4

by William W. Johnstone, J.A. Johnstone

The Greatest Western Writer Of The 21st Century

Born to a family of hard-fighting Scotsmen. Sworn to a legacy of blood and honor. Duff MaCallister brings his own brand of justice to the new American frontier--in this explosive western saga from bestselling authors William W. Johnstone and J.A. Johnstone.

Shooting Is The Only Way Out

In a town like Chugwater, Wyoming, you know who your friends are, who your enemies are, and who your kill-crazy maniacs are. For Duff MacCallister, the last category belongs to Johnny Taylor and his gang. Duff has wrestled with this polecat before, and knows that his bite is worse than his smell. But when Taylor's gang tries to rob a bank--and Duff manages to shoot one and arrest Taylor's brother--the outraged outlaw raises a stink straight out of hell. First, he begins to randomly slaughter innocent townsfolk one by one. Then, he leaves a note on the bodies warning: "We will kill more of your citizens if you do not let my brother go." Now, he's kidnapped a woman as bait--lighting a fuse under Duff MacCallister that's bound to ignite the biggest, bloodiest showdown in Chugwater history. . .

First Time In Print!

Genres: Westerns, Fantasy

369 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 2014

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

[Scott]

Kill Crazy is a dud from beginning to end. What could have been an exciting western novel turned out to be a drudgery to read. The Sheriff and deputies in Chugwater Wyoming are buffoons. The bank robbers came to town six or more times and the sheriff never once tried to follow their tracks. MacCallister could find a piece of lint on a sage brush bush and knew which direction a rider was going. But no one seemed to be able to find any sign of which way out of town the murders and bank robbers rode. It was so silly. I suspect this is the last book from William W. Johnstone or any of his ghost writers that I will be reading. Kill Crazy should be called Dud Crazy. It really is a dud.

[David Burnworth]

Chugwatter has its bank robbed, and a teller is killed in the process. Duff is in the bank but has his gun thrown into the spittoon. Once the robbers leave, Duff fetches his gun and kills one of the robbers and injures another of the robbers. From there, the gang tries several times to get revenge, and in the process they kill more of the locals, but the biggest mistake they make is kidnapping Duff's lady friend and from their death is served.

[Derrick]

Pretty good story. As a shorter man though, I took offense to the bad guys being short and that being part of the story. The whole opening scene was interesting as they painted the littler guy as the bad guy for not standing up with fists even though the other guy would have pulverized him being a foot taller and bigger. He used brains. I didn't appreciate that aspect.

[Mike Warfel]

The outlaws lose again

This outlaw gang were so smart that their leaders lasted till the end of the story, it was a good story. This book would of been much better if the first 25% of it had not been wasted explaining what had happened in the previous three books. The actual story was well written after that needless repetition.

[larry brashear]

Outstanding!

I truly enjoyed this exciting book, as it was interesting because it kept me guessing until the very end, it was very well written!

[Jim]

Another very good and entertaining novel by this author. I enjoyed reading this novel and recommend this book to everyone.

[Alyssa]

"MacCallister the Eagles Legacy Kill Crazy"

[Larry]

Great read....another day with a entertaining book, couldn't put the book down....

[Andy Plonka]

Almost slapstick , this western has some interesting characters.

[Holt R]

Fun read!

Had an urge to read some kind of wild west/cowboy book and this one was a good random pick.

[ted tull]

Kill Crazy

The John stones did a superb job of writing a western classic again. I'll have to purchase further installments of these books.

[Kay]

Liked this one too

[Randy]

Duff MacCallister, late of Scotland, had lived in Wyoming for four years. He'd established a ranch and was doing well.

In KILL CRAZY, he'd witnessed a bank robbery, killing one and wounding another as they escaped. The wounded man was the brother of bandit leader Johnny Taylor, who was determined to get his brother, who'd murdered a bank teller, out of jail before the trial.

Attempts on Duff and two other witnesses, indiscriminate killings of citizens, all under the threat that more would continue if little brother wasn't released.

But Taylor didn't know what kind of man Duff MacCallister was when he made those threats.

Another winning western.

[Jerry Blackerby]

Another excellent W.W. Johnstone western. His nephew, J.A. Johnstone, has kept the legacy going since W.W. died. This is only the 2nd MacCallister book that I have read, but will definitely have to read the rest of them.

[David Rasner]

Born to a family of hard-fighting Scotsmen. Sworn to a legacy of blood and honor. Duff MaCallister brings his own brand of justice to the new American frontier--in this explosive western saga from bestselling authors William W. Johnstone and J.A. Johnstone.

[Kevin Rood]

Not up to the degree of western excellence the author normally has written