Shootout of the Mountain Man

The Last Mountain Man #38

by William W. Johnstone

Invitation To A Hanging

They're hanging Billy Ray Cabot in Cloverdale, Nevada on Friday. Or so they think. Thursday brings Smoke Jensen to town. In another life, Billy Ray was almost kin to Smoke, and guilty or not, Smoke will blast Cloverdale sky high if that's what it takes to set his old friend free. By midnight, Smoke and Billy Ray are riding hell-for-leather out of Cloverdale, and into a war between cunning railroad robbers and the organization sworn to stop them. Billy Ray was working for the railroads until he was betrayed. Now, both men are pursued by deadly enemies on either side of the law. For a former mountain man who's tried to make a peaceful life back in Colorado, there's only one way back he's going on the attack. And this attack won't stop until the bitterest, bloodiest end. . .

Genres: Westerns, Fiction, Ebooks

320 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published January 1, 2010

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

[Fred · Rating 5 out of 5]

Every now and then I enjoy reading a good western novel, and this one was very good. I like westerns because they have a simplicity about them, almost an innocence. There are no moral ambiguities. The reader knows who the good guys are and who are the bad guys. The good guys are honest and upright and follow a code of honour which is hard to find in a lot of novels these days. They reflect a time when good and bad were clear choices. I love to escape in these novels and forget all the shades of grey in modern life. So it is sheer escapism, but also entertainment in a pure form. So, long story short: I loved this book!

[Monty · Rating 2 out of 5]

To many nonsensical aspects to the story.

In this one the most annoying thing early on is all the illogical drivel pertaining to the legal proceedings against the Railroad Company's undercover detective/agent.

It was so stupid and nonsensical that I had to take breaks listening to this book multiple times to get through it. Like so many of the latter books in this series it is exceedingly poorly put together with a plot that is dreadfully bad. Like some sort of absurd parody.

[larry brashear · Rating 3 out of 5]

So-So!

This was a good book that was ruined by the fact it was poorly formatted in its digital form. I had a difficult following the story teller as I got to chapter 20 it then repeatedly went back to chapter one. When I finally was able to read the rest of the book I was so irked that I could not be happy about the book.

[donal h bell sr]

Another Winner from Mr. Johnstone And His Delightful Smoke Jensen

5 Stars+All AÀÀAA AÀÀAA+++++++++++ for this Smoke Jensen Action Packed Yarn!!!!!!!!!!! Super plot with in a plot and all action!

[Kevin Jackson · Rating 5 out of 5]

The truth will prevail.

Wow, what a great story with Smoke Jensen and his good friends. I just couldn't put my tablet down, I had to finish reading this story.

[Richard Guerrero · Rating 4 out of 5]

Enjoyed the 38th book of this series.

[Larry · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another great story about Smoke Jensen......

[Bernard Montgomery · Rating 5 out of 5]

A typical good read by Johnstone with lots of adventure!

[Karrie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wonderful read

It was a bit rough but still very good read and one of my favorites but it was definitely different from the other books in the series

[Ted Cartier · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another great book in this series.

[Janet Fleckenstein · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good read

I enjoyed data all of the Mountain Man books. The characters are all enjoyable and the stories are good. I just wish there w err re more of them.

[Rob Sobieck · Rating 4 out of 5]

good book. Smoke jensen is the man. the only thing that bothered me was there wasnt much detail in the final battle.

[Justin · Rating 4 out of 5]

Outside of the more literary treatments of the Old West (primarily, Larry McMurtry), Westerns seem to come in two general flavors. One type focuses on the more ponderous aspects of frontier life (life on the ranch, life around the dinner table, etc.). And the other is more focused on the action, reading like a good half hour of a fast paced Western TV show. I appreciate both, but man, the second is a lot more fun. The Mountain Man series embodies this type of Western - breezy, fast paced reading with plenty of action and interesting (if not deep) characters. Shootout of the Mountain Man is no exception, although I would probably give it 3.5 stars because the ending was rushed.

[Randy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Smoke Jensen rides to the rescue of the kid brother of his late wife, a railroad detective scheduled to hang. He'd been undercover in an outlaw gang and been set up by a crooked sheriff when he'd arranged a trap to take the gang down when they hit a train.

[Casey · Rating 5 out of 5]

Smoke Jensen rules

I totally love stories in which the bad guy gets what is coming to him, or her as the case may be.

[poop fart · Rating 5 out of 5]

So good i love cowboys