The Greatest Western Writer Of The 21st CenturyA family of Scottish warriors. A stranger in a new land. . .. From the bestselling authors William W. Johnstone and J.A. Johnstone, the blazing saga of Duff MacCallister, heir to a legacy of courage.
A Killing Too Far
Duff MacCallister fled the Scottish Highlands for a new world in Wyoming Territory. Betrothed to a good woman, Duff has the bad luck to be standing in the Chugwater Bank when a violent robbery explodes around him. With one man dead by Duff's gun, and another under arrest, a team of bandits swarms outside of town. As witnesses, Duff, a banker, and a beautiful barmaid are whisked into the town's hotel for safe-keeping as the outlaws threaten the defenseless town with a bloodbath if their fellow bandit isn't set free.
Except no MacCallister has ever run from trouble. With a scoped Creedmoor rifle he goes after the Taylor gang, one bad guy at a time. . ..But Duff doesn't know that fate--and a little twist of frontier justice--will give the Taylor Gang one last chance for a shocking, treacherous act of revenge. . .
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.
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.
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.
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 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.
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.