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Jess Williams #28
The Bounty Hunters
Jess is on the hunt for more wanted men when he suddenly realizes that he is the one being hunted. It seems that the other bounty hunters in the business are getting frustrated with Jess, who keeps collecting on all the larger bounties on wanted men. The bounty hunters then conspire to take him out of the business once and for all.
Basil Thorndike, the second best bounty hunter in the business, who helped Jess a while back, becomes an unlikely ally and helps Jess again against the mounting number of bounty hunters attempting to kill him. True to his nature, Jess changes the game by going on the offensive, finding and confronting the other bounty hunters and forcing their hand. Lead starts flying and men start dying and Jess wonders if this will finally be his turn to meet the devil.
Basil Thorndike, the second best bounty hunter in the business, who helped Jess a while back, becomes an unlikely ally and helps Jess again against the mounting number of bounty hunters attempting to kill him. True to his nature, Jess changes the game by going on the offensive, finding and confronting the other bounty hunters and forcing their hand. Lead starts flying and men start dying and Jess wonders if this will finally be his turn to meet the devil.
- GenresWesterns
144 pages, Kindle Edition
First published April 10, 2014
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About the author
Robert J. Thomas
193 books61 followersLibrarian's note: There is more than one author in the Goodreads database with this name.
In 1990 Robert J. Thomas was sworn in as the full time mayor for the city of Westland, Michigan. He served twelve years, making him the longest serving mayor in Westland's history.
While he was mayor he wrote his first book titled, How to Run for Local Office, which has now sold over 25,000 copies worldwide.
He has written and published on Kindle, the Jess Williams Westerns series. Retired, he now lives in Mississippi with his wfe Jill.
In 1990 Robert J. Thomas was sworn in as the full time mayor for the city of Westland, Michigan. He served twelve years, making him the longest serving mayor in Westland's history.
While he was mayor he wrote his first book titled, How to Run for Local Office, which has now sold over 25,000 copies worldwide.
He has written and published on Kindle, the Jess Williams Westerns series. Retired, he now lives in Mississippi with his wfe Jill.
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February 26, 2021
Typical Jess Williams western. High body count. Some bad men with bounties on their heads, some bounty hunters trying to eliminate Williams' as competition.
November 19, 2017
Some people just have to learn the hard way.
I have enjoyed reading the Jess Williams series of Western books by Robert J. Thomas and I highly recommend them to anyone who enjoys Westerns.
I have enjoyed reading the Jess Williams series of Western books by Robert J. Thomas and I highly recommend them to anyone who enjoys Westerns.
July 26, 2021
Good book
Read all of the books in order to really enjoy. Storyline continues to grow and develop. Characters are realistic and get better and better.
Read all of the books in order to really enjoy. Storyline continues to grow and develop. Characters are realistic and get better and better.
February 15, 2015
Worthless Trash
I looked forward to finding a new western wauthor when I got this book. However, this piece of junk is probably the worst western book I've ever read.
The plot is so thin it's almost invisible. The editing was so bad I lost count of the errors. The dialogue at times is flat and character development is a joke.
Additionally, the story is crude to the point of being disgusting - who wants to read a graphic description of diarrhea in an outhouse?
Jess Williams, a bounty hunter, travels from place to place shooting the bad guys and giving away absurd sums of money to people he believes worthy. The other "good guys" accept his handouts greedily, without any personal pride or self-respect. This is glaringly unrealistic for the story's time period.
I am shocked there are at least 28 volumes in this series. To me it's incredible that such poorly written work would ever be published by any company.
I'm glad the book was free - at least that saved my money from being wasted along with my time.
I looked forward to finding a new western wauthor when I got this book. However, this piece of junk is probably the worst western book I've ever read.
The plot is so thin it's almost invisible. The editing was so bad I lost count of the errors. The dialogue at times is flat and character development is a joke.
Additionally, the story is crude to the point of being disgusting - who wants to read a graphic description of diarrhea in an outhouse?
Jess Williams, a bounty hunter, travels from place to place shooting the bad guys and giving away absurd sums of money to people he believes worthy. The other "good guys" accept his handouts greedily, without any personal pride or self-respect. This is glaringly unrealistic for the story's time period.
I am shocked there are at least 28 volumes in this series. To me it's incredible that such poorly written work would ever be published by any company.
I'm glad the book was free - at least that saved my money from being wasted along with my time.
July 8, 2016
BACK SHOOTERS
Jesse Williams and Basil Thorndike team up to hunt down killers and there's rumors abound that the other bounty hunters were looking for Jess to kill him, because they felt he was monopolizing the bounty business. So they were out to kill him any way they could. Basil Thorndike, was also out to kill Jess but instead joined forces with him. Because he did this he learned a lot from Jess and he earned enough money to start a horse ranch in southern Texas. Jess helps a father and daughter who lost their ranch to bandits who beat the father for the location of any monies they might have hidden on the ranch. They burned the ranch after the daughter told them where the money was hidden. It's another good adventure and like all of Jess Williams Series you NEVER get bored the author descriptions of the countryside and saloons that Jess stays at you can feel yourself there also..give the man a new STETSON....keep the camp fires burning....
Jesse Williams and Basil Thorndike team up to hunt down killers and there's rumors abound that the other bounty hunters were looking for Jess to kill him, because they felt he was monopolizing the bounty business. So they were out to kill him any way they could. Basil Thorndike, was also out to kill Jess but instead joined forces with him. Because he did this he learned a lot from Jess and he earned enough money to start a horse ranch in southern Texas. Jess helps a father and daughter who lost their ranch to bandits who beat the father for the location of any monies they might have hidden on the ranch. They burned the ranch after the daughter told them where the money was hidden. It's another good adventure and like all of Jess Williams Series you NEVER get bored the author descriptions of the countryside and saloons that Jess stays at you can feel yourself there also..give the man a new STETSON....keep the camp fires burning....
January 2, 2024
Good western bounty hunter series.
This is an easy read. I enjoy imagining what it was like in the mid-southwest after the Civil War. Knowing why Jess became a bounty hunter helps to understand why he does it. I like his generosity, and that he has made more friends along the way. When he first started hunting, he was 14-15 and lived a lonely life. Enjoyable reading about his youth and morphing into the man he is now in its book.
This is an easy read. I enjoy imagining what it was like in the mid-southwest after the Civil War. Knowing why Jess became a bounty hunter helps to understand why he does it. I like his generosity, and that he has made more friends along the way. When he first started hunting, he was 14-15 and lived a lonely life. Enjoyable reading about his youth and morphing into the man he is now in its book.
May 16, 2015
The Bounty Hunter s
One of the best by Robert J Thomas. The dangerous saga of Jess Williams continues as he battles murderers, rapists, cut throats and worse, his contemporaries who are hell bent on eliminating their competition. Jess is a hard working bounty hunter who is a master of his profession. A story for all of you western fans. So, "Giddy Up."
One of the best by Robert J Thomas. The dangerous saga of Jess Williams continues as he battles murderers, rapists, cut throats and worse, his contemporaries who are hell bent on eliminating their competition. Jess is a hard working bounty hunter who is a master of his profession. A story for all of you western fans. So, "Giddy Up."
May 17, 2014
Another very good novel by this author.
January 27, 2015
Re-read for grammar.
Good reading, but to many grammatical to be a very good book.
Get someone to check for corrections that knows their English.
Good reading, but to many grammatical to be a very good book.
Get someone to check for corrections that knows their English.
October 19, 2022
Good read
Jess is being by other bounty hunters and teams up with Thorndike for bounties and protection. They help a woman when outlaws beat her father to death.
Jess is being by other bounty hunters and teams up with Thorndike for bounties and protection. They help a woman when outlaws beat her father to death.
February 9, 2016
Really no story here. Just several small vignettes strung together.
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