Hades

Jess Williams #49

by Robert J. Thomas

Jess finds himself in the town of Appleton, Texas, where he finds Lance ‘Lucky’ Leyden. Finding no law in town, he hauls the body to the town of Avery to make a claim for the bounty on Leyden’s head. While there, he discovers that the next man he’s hunting, Lowe Rogan, is hanging around a town everyone calls Hades. They claim that the town rose up from the depths of hell and is rife with demons and witches. Jess doesn’t believe any of it. He finds the town and discovers that it has been taken over by the Roper brothers and their gang of cold-blooded killers, including Lowe Rogan. Jess tracks Rogan from Hades to the town of Chilton, where he ends up killing him and another man by the name of Arron Carmichael. The law in Chilton, along with all the townsfolk, are terrified of the Roper brothers and their men. They believe that the town of Hades is cursed. Jess demands that the town marshal pay him his bounty on Rogan and he does so reluctantly. Roper’s men take revenge on the town of Chilton by hanging the town marshal, leaving Jess feeling responsible for it. He vows to remove every cold-blooded killer from Hades and save the town, but he’s up against some of the worst killers in the west. Then, the brother of Arron Carmichael, Jason, shows up in Chilton to kill Jess as a revenge killing. But surprisingly, Jason teams up with Jess to rid Hades of the Roper brothers and their ruthless gang of killers. Jess quickly finds out that Carmichael is suffering from bad memories of the Civil War and worries that Carmichael might just get him killed. The battle begins, lead starts flying and men start dying. Jess hopes that he’s still standing when it’s over, but he finds the job of saving what’s left of Hades a much more difficult task. At the same time, he wonders if Carmichael is helping only to find the perfect time to kill him for killing his brother Arron.

253 pages, Kindle Edition

Published April 12, 2016

About the author

Librarian'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.

Reviews

[Jim A · Rating 3 out of 5]

Shades of Clint Eastwood's 70's story, High Plains Drifter. Williams sets out to clean up Hades of some very bad outlaws.

[Barbara Lee Wood · Rating 5 out of 5]

PURPOSE

Jess Williams and a man who wanted to kill him because he had shoot his brother, join up with Jess to hunt the psycho Roper Brother's gang. In the end Jess Williams and Arron Carmichael find gang members kill them. This gang was cold blooded, no respect or decency, which is what does the best get rid of riff-raft. There's also
"ptsd," exhibited by Carmichael who suffered bouts especially when he and Jess were in fire fight, he seemed out of it as those nearby witness..aimlessly going from town to another, no purpose, no family until Carmichael meets Pearl. She changed his life and his future, she and the town gave him purpose..Jess also fits in that tapestry of the renewal of "HADES TO WILLIAMS TOWN." Another great adventure starring JESS WILLIAMS..

[JANE · Rating 5 out of 5]

HADES:

Good book. Jess fines more friends. And he needs all he can get. STORIES Are Getting more interesting as you write them. It's not just shooting now.folks read from ( 1) I am look number 50 now. I STARTED FROM 1. ENJOYED EVERY ONE. JD

[Anthony R Woods · Rating 5 out of 5]

Bad men

It amazes me how people are bad to the core. They don't deserve to live. Jess Ross the earth of people like that. Great story. I am on to number 50.

[Peggy Pancherz · Rating 3 out of 5]

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.

[Jim · Rating 5 out of 5]

I do like these novels by this author. I will continue reading the Jess Williams series as long as he continues writing them. I recommend this book and the series to everyone.

[Peter Cornell · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent

Thomas just seems to g better and better. I don't know how he churns out so many great stories so quickly. This one is no exception.

[Martha Peebles · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book

I really enjoy reading these book on Jesse Williams. He always fights for the right side of the law. I really hope there will be many more of these books in the future.

[Dennis F. Hyde · Rating 5 out of 5]

Hades: 49th in a Series of Jess Williams Westerns

Another great read. Now how long until number 50? I can't wait. All you western fans will enjoy this book; so, "Giddy Up."

[Phillip Snyder · Rating 5 out of 5]

Can't wait for the next book

As always Mr. Thomas's writing gets better and better. I enjoy it when he partners Jess up with someone for a good adventure.

[Lisa C. · Rating 5 out of 5]

Jess is at it again this time with a temporary partner. The bad guys were worse than ever and Jess takes them on. Great new secondary characters. Lots of excitement and action in this story.

[Amy D.Lewis · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great series

Great read, every book in the series is different and fun to read. Also good characterization and good plot lines.

[LUAYNE · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good read

Jess is collecting bounties when he learns of two brothers who have taken over a town and are killing g its citizens.