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Jess Williams #44
Death By Lead
Jess finds himself in Destin, Texas, shooting it out with three outlaws who are hell-bent to stop him from taking down Harvey Millican, a man who raped and murdered a young girl. When the smoke clears and Millican is dead, an old man by the name of Grant Sackett talks Jess into letting him travel with him to Luden, Texas, where he can turn in Millican’s body for the bounty on his head.
While there, he receives an urgent request from United States Marshal Frank Reedy telling him to make it to the town of Washburn, Texas, where John Bodine is waiting for him. Washburn is the town where a ruthless gang of robbers and murderers, led by Wilfred Stanley, murdered a young woman and her two young daughters during a bank robbery.
When Reedy meets with Jess and Bodine in Washburn, the three of them team up together to hunt down Stanley and his gang. The hunt takes a deadly turn when they are ambushed and Bodine and Reedy are seriously wounded. Stanley and his remaining thugs get away when Jess has to escort Reedy and Bodine to the closest town to get to a doctor.
He leaves Reedy and Bodine in Trumbel and sets out by himself to hunt down the last three outlaws. They make his job difficult by splitting up and heading in three different directions, but Jess in not one to give up once he sets his mind to something. The hunt turns deadly and bloody, and Jess finds himself hoping that Reedy and Bodine get well enough to help him finish the job.
While there, he receives an urgent request from United States Marshal Frank Reedy telling him to make it to the town of Washburn, Texas, where John Bodine is waiting for him. Washburn is the town where a ruthless gang of robbers and murderers, led by Wilfred Stanley, murdered a young woman and her two young daughters during a bank robbery.
When Reedy meets with Jess and Bodine in Washburn, the three of them team up together to hunt down Stanley and his gang. The hunt takes a deadly turn when they are ambushed and Bodine and Reedy are seriously wounded. Stanley and his remaining thugs get away when Jess has to escort Reedy and Bodine to the closest town to get to a doctor.
He leaves Reedy and Bodine in Trumbel and sets out by himself to hunt down the last three outlaws. They make his job difficult by splitting up and heading in three different directions, but Jess in not one to give up once he sets his mind to something. The hunt turns deadly and bloody, and Jess finds himself hoping that Reedy and Bodine get well enough to help him finish the job.
162 pages, Kindle Edition
Published November 3, 2015
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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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April 11, 2021
Williams gets involved in a manhunt with his two Marshal friends
April 11, 2019
FRANK REEDY'S SECRET
Another fast moving western adventure involving our Jess Williams and U.S. Marshals John Bodine and Frank Reedy tracking John Reno's gang of bank robbing, murder, rape..It's the usual types that Jess hunts down.
But Frank Reedy has a deeper reason for hunting these creeps. It sought of gives you the reason why Frank never married or sparked any women.
The great Jess Williams, Bounty Hunter and sometimes U. S. Deputy Marshal when he's called on because of his tracking abilities plus he always gets his man.
Another fast moving western adventure involving our Jess Williams and U.S. Marshals John Bodine and Frank Reedy tracking John Reno's gang of bank robbing, murder, rape..It's the usual types that Jess hunts down.
But Frank Reedy has a deeper reason for hunting these creeps. It sought of gives you the reason why Frank never married or sparked any women.
The great Jess Williams, Bounty Hunter and sometimes U. S. Deputy Marshal when he's called on because of his tracking abilities plus he always gets his man.
April 23, 2018
They keep getting better.
Each new story get better. Jess along with Bodine and Reddy go after 5 bank robbers / killers. Finally justice for all.
Each new story get better. Jess along with Bodine and Reddy go after 5 bank robbers / killers. Finally justice for all.
April 12, 2021
Death By Lead
Well he helped friend the Marshal. As always. The 3 friends get together for for something special that calls for one of them. Jd.
Well he helped friend the Marshal. As always. The 3 friends get together for for something special that calls for one of them. Jd.
November 10, 2015
Jess is on the trail again
This was a very good story and it was nice to have Frank and John back. I do agree with a previous reviewer about the price of the books. And having previous books priced a dollar more is strange indeed.
Although I love this series, I need to give serious thought to future purchases. Can we please have Jess Williams stories at a reasonable price?
This was a very good story and it was nice to have Frank and John back. I do agree with a previous reviewer about the price of the books. And having previous books priced a dollar more is strange indeed.
Although I love this series, I need to give serious thought to future purchases. Can we please have Jess Williams stories at a reasonable price?
November 11, 2015
JESS, BODINE, AND FRANK RIDE AGAIN
I enjoyed this book like the other in this series. Short, again. There's a hint as to what Jess' future may be. Bounty hunter working with marshmallows looking for bank robbers who kill all the witnesses.
I enjoyed this book like the other in this series. Short, again. There's a hint as to what Jess' future may be. Bounty hunter working with marshmallows looking for bank robbers who kill all the witnesses.
January 11, 2016
This story seems to be getting back to the old Jess. The best part was having Reedy and Bodine riding along. The interaction among the three was touching at times with a good deal of humor. Hopefully they will be together again. This was Jess at his finest.
October 26, 2022
Good read
Jess, Bodine, and Reedy hunt down a group of murdering bank robbers. During the capture of the last man, A secret comes to light about Marshal Reedy. I like it when favorite characters interact in a story.
Jess, Bodine, and Reedy hunt down a group of murdering bank robbers. During the capture of the last man, A secret comes to light about Marshal Reedy. I like it when favorite characters interact in a story.
November 12, 2015
Thomas just gets br
Robert Thomas just keeps getting better. This is more like the early Jess Williams books. Lots of action. Good fun read.
Robert Thomas just keeps getting better. This is more like the early Jess Williams books. Lots of action. Good fun read.
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