Rope Burn

Those Jensen Boys #5

by William W. Johnstone, J.A. Johnstone

JOHNSTONE COUNTRY. JAILHOUSE  TERROR.
 
Those Jensen boys, Ace and Chance, find themselves on the wrong side of the law—and the raw end of justice—inside the meanest, dirtiest prison in the Arizona territory . . .
 
WELCOME TO THE CHAIN GANG . . .
When a barroom brawl lands Ace and Chance Jensen in jail, it’s just the beginning of a nightmare that will never end. Their jailmates are army deserters. Even worse, their jailers assume Ace and Chance are deserters, too. Which earns them even more hard time—on a brutal  prison chain gang . . .
 
ALL TROUBLEMAKERS WILL BE SHOT.
Things go from bad to worse awfully fast. One prisoner tries to escape and gets blasted in the back. Others face horrific torture at the hands of sadistic renegades. And the whole operation is run by a maniacal army major who’s working the deserters to death for his own profit. Ace and Chance have no choice but to bust out of this miserable hellhole—or die trying . . .

Genres: Westerns, Fiction

307 pages, Kindle Edition

First published February 25, 2020

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

[Jacqui · Rating 5 out of 5]

In the Johnstone's fifth in the Those Jensen Boys! series, Rope Burn (Pinnacle 2020), brothers, Ace and Chance Jensen are unwinding after completing a ranching job, having a good time before looking for their next job. Though they realize they should mind their own business, when a barmaid is bothered by a big thug, they end up killing the thug in self-defense. That ends them up in jail, almost hanged, and saved only to be put on an Army work crew. It doesn't take long for them to realize there is nothing lawful about their arrest, conviction, and escape from hanging. The problem is, what do they do about it?

Well, this is the Jensen Boys, nephews to the infamous Smoke Jensen as well as Luke Jensen, and adopted relatives to the equally-famous Preacher and Matt Jensen. Ace and Chance come from a long line of problem-solvers who never quit, especially in a battle between right and wrong. Without giving things away, things definitely get a lot worse before the better starts but then it does and it's a wild ride. As usual, the story includes all the best characteristics of good Westerns--bad lawmen, Indians, beautiful women, and surviving the unsurvivable. 

I haven't read the Jensen Boys series before but not for any reason. Pretty much I just didn’t get to it. Now I have to read all of them.

[Abibliofob · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was not the best one in the series but it's a western and I like those. Sadly I have missed book 4 and I will look into that. What can I say about this one? Some new twist involved and otherwise, the good guys are good but the bad guys are not always bad... Thanks go to #Pinnacle #Netgalley and #KensingtonBooks for giving me a couple of hours reading.

[Denice Langley · Rating 5 out of 5]

The western genre has a bad rap and an even worse following. William W Johnstone and JA Johnstone write stories that are equally entertaining and true to period as any of the more famous genres and their characters are much more memorable. While they may take a few shortcuts that land them into some pretty tight situations...in this one they end up on a prison working crew...they always look out for each other and their families and fight for what is good and right. This series...Those Jensen Boys!...feature a couple of brothers who come from a long history of Jensens. They learned right from wrong from their father, grandfather and many more Jensen relatives that the Johnstones often introduce to another series. From Preacher in the mountain frontier to Luke Jensen's fastest draw, you will not find a bad or even slow Johnstone book.

[Barbara Lee Wood]

TROUBLE TROUBLES

Loads of action from the twins Ace and Chance Jensen. Just about every town they visit usually ends up with the the brothers in jail for whatever.
If you enjoy reading about the The Jensen's Family, by all means include the twins.

[Nolan · Rating 3 out of 5]

The Jenson Boys are at it again. They say they don't go looking for trouble it just seems to find them. Yeah right. They don't know the saying of mind your own business and get into the thick of things. Still a good story with lots of twists and turns.

[Ron · Rating 4 out of 5]

Our intrepid heroes are falsely accused of a crime, in addition to being accused to be an army deserters; and they are sent to a military prison. They are put to work on a chain gang.

Criminals Apaches gun fights.... Just another day for those Jensen boys.

[Eve · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good read

Good read as always. Nothing better than a western. Good good good good good good good good good good dgood

[Amy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Rope Burn is another entertaining book from William W Johnstone's Those Jensen's Boys! series. It is getting four and a half stars from me.

[Joe Farley · Rating 3 out of 5]

Nice easy reading and like a good western the good guys win and the bad guys are brought to justice.

[Ray Ratliff · Rating 5 out of 5]

The Jensen Boys get themselves into a couple of more tight spots but manage to get themselves out of it and on to other places.

[Richard Riordan · Rating 5 out of 5]

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[Derrick · Rating 3 out of 5]

I really enjoy these 2 characters and while this story was a bit different, I just didn't enjoy the playout of it. I feel like maybe too real to actual things that might happen.

[Maddie Woods · Rating 2 out of 5]

I don't know what I expected but in my defense it was the beginning of winter break and I didn't have any other books around.