Slaughter

The Last Gunfighter #19

by William W. Johnstone, J.A. Johnstone

In his towering Last Gunfighter series, USA Today bestseller William Johnstone chronicles a frontier legend--a drifter, a fighter and a man you only want on your side.  .  .

Before It Was The City Of Angels,

It Was A Perfect Place To Die With The Devil

When Frank Morgan gets to a town called Los Angeles, he can see the forces gathering around him. For the Spanish landowners, wealth is measured in cattle on the open range. For hardnosed oilmen, a fortune is in the ground--in the form of shining black crude oil...

When blood is spilled on the sun-seared land, Morgan allies himself with a beautiful, widowed rancher--even as he cuts a deal with an ambitious wildcatter. Morgan is not trying out treachery. He's just trying to get to the truth about a cycle of violence that's about to explode. But when he discovers that a third party has entered the fray, Morgan knows the rules have changed and justice will only be forged with bullets.

Genres: Westerns

321 pages, Kindle Edition

First published March 1, 2009

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

[Derrick · Rating 2 out of 5]

This is one the I felt like I've heard before. Oh well. Standard fare and just droned on at times. Repeat story.

[Ted Cartier · Rating 4 out of 5]

These books are always entertaining but are also getting somewhat repetitious.

[Truitti · Rating 4 out of 5]

24-78. Took me awhile to get through this one. The last third of the novel was exciting. I borrowed this e-book from the Sacramento Public Library through the Libby app.

[ted tull · Rating 4 out of 5]

Slaughter, Book 19

This story took a lot of twists and turns. I enjoyed it but among the 80 or so books of these authors, I liked slot better than this one. Still pretty good though.

[Anne Patkau · Rating 3 out of 5]

~1897 LA US. Twists before villains found. Action, gunsmoke, groan,s blood. Kidnap, rescue, death. Frank Morgan is asked by pretty widow to save her ranch from oil drillers. But ranchers and riggers both have property stolen, damaged, crew shot. Frank unravels plot by third party.
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[Doug · Rating 1 out of 5]

This is my least favorite in the series so far. It is one of the later ones and I suspect that the second writer did more of the work. There are too many trite cliches and predictable storylines. If this had been my first, it might have been my last.

[Erin · Rating 2 out of 5]

Starting on book 19 of a series is probably not the best idea. However, it does stand alone and it was okay. All in all, it is a western.

[Tori · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent plot!

[larry brashear · Rating 5 out of 5]

Five Stars!

Just like the majority of this author's books it is A first rate tale with the good guy winning. Wonderfully written!