The Edge of Violence

Tim Colter #2

by William W. Johnstone, J.A. Johnstone

THE GREATEST WESTERN WRITERS OF THE 21ST CENTURY

Bestselling authors William and J.A. Johnstone continue the wild, epic saga of Tim Colter with the building of the transcontinental railroad and the making of the American Dream . . .
Twenty-two years have passed since Tim Colter and his family were ambushed on the Oregon Trail, forcing the young boy to find an unlikely ally in one-eyed mountain man Jed Reno. Now a widowed deputy U.S. marshal and Civil War veteran, Colter is finally ready to remarry and settle down until a dangerous new assignment becomes a life-or-death struggle for the soul of a town and the heart of its people . . .
The Union Pacific Railroad is laying down tracks connecting the great northwest to the rest of the country. But two rival factions have set their sights on the town of Violet aka Violence to gain control of the rails. It s Colter s job to tame the rampant greed and rising tensions. But to do it, he ll need to deputize his trusted old friend Jed Reno and wage a savage new war that will determine the fate of the Dakota Territory and the future of a nation."

Genres: Westerns, Fiction

368 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published September 26, 2017

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

[Abibliofob]

The town of Violet aka Violence is almost a Hell on Wheels town, some fight to take over but who is really behind it all. Jed Reno asks his old friend Tim Colter to come and save the town, but is it worth saving? The Edge of Violence by William W. Johnstone and J.A. Johnstone is set in the era of cap and ball guns. Colter has an edge since he uses a LeMat revolver. This is a great western and I finally got round to reading it. I have a bunch of them laying around, but lack the time.

[Martha Peebles]

The Edge of Violence

As always a great read. I have never read a bad book by the Johnstone's. I do hope there Wilber more books on Tim Colter. Thank you for a great read.

[larry brashear]

Good Reading!

This is a great story written by a good author who ensured proper editing and grammar. Good wins over evil again!

[Nolan]

This is only a two book series? That's sad. This one is 22 years later. Tim Colter is a US Deputy Marshal in Oregon. Found it interesting he lived 60 miles west of Eugene, Oregon. That would put him in the Heceta beach, Florence, Oregon area. Never said a town where he was at in the story.

Interesting on the Gardner Shackle or also called the Oregon boot. Read up some more history on it. Great idea.

[Sean Wiggins]

great western book 1

[Larry]

Pretty decent book. Good old shoot-um up western.

[Jayce]

Don’t listen to the audio of this.

[Boyd Fannon]

It was a good book.

[Violet]

I didn't know if I would stay with this one for about the first third of the book. There was a lot of historical information and explanation. However, after we got into the story it moved right along and I really enjoyed it. Tim Colter is now 22 years and has a badge as a U.S. Deputy Marshal, Idaho Territory. Bad men are running the little town of Violet and some of the townspeople have asked for his help in taming the town. We also get a glimpse of the building of the Union Pacific Railroad and a swarm of locusts passing thru. Very entertaining.