Die with the Outlaws

Matt Jensen: The Last Mountain Man #11

by William W. Johnstone, J.A. Johnstone

Johnstone Country. Cross at Your Own Risk.

On the lawless frontiers of the American West, there is one rule every outlaw should remember: Never cross a mountain man like Matt Jensen. Not if you want to keep breathing.  
DIE WITH THE OUTLAWS
 
No gun. No horse. No water or food. And worse yet: No idea how he ended up in the middle of a desert with a bullet in his leg and a bump on his head. That’s the sorry situation Matt Jensen wakes up to—dazed and confused—until he slowly pieces together what happened. The last thing he remembers: He agreed to help out a friend of Duff MacCallister’s. A pretty lady and her husband at a horse ranch. He also recalls their cross-country trip through hell to deliver the horses safely to market. That’s when the outlaws showed up. That’s when the shooting began. That’s when everything went dark . . .
 
But now Matt Jensen is alive and well and living for revenge. No time to lose. No holding back. And before it’s all over, no trigger-happy horsethief left standing . . .
 
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Genres: Westerns, Audiobook

336 pages, Kindle Edition

First published April 28, 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 Die with the Outlaws (Pinnacle 2020), Book 11 in the Matt Jensen/Last Mountain Man series, Matt Jensen, the adopted son of Smoke Jensen, is an itinerant wanderer, cowboy, former-Mountain-Man, and reliable friend to those he cares about. He’s a hard worker but simply can’t make himself put down roots. When a friend of a friend needs to get a herd of horses to market, Matt agrees to help. He is between jobs and this is just the type of job that appeals to him. It should be quick, easy, and safe, except it turns out to be none of those. To get the horses to market he must first stop the rustlers trying to steal them and fix the town law that isn't fixing the problem. Really, not that hard for a Jensen.

Though not Smoke Jensen's blood, Matt Jensen in every way is the hard driving strong willed talented member of the Jensen family. He can't turn his back on injustice and will always be there for a friend in need. His adventures always make for great reading. Highly recommended for fans of the Western genre.

[Uthara Vengrai · Rating 5 out of 5]

Damn horse rustlers!!

[Abibliofob · Rating 3 out of 5]

It has been a while since the last book about Matt Jensen, now it's here and it's all the typical action an adventures you are used to in a western. Some dodgy ranchers wants to take over the valley at the expense of the small farms. Enter Matt Jenssen the hero created by William W. Johnstone and continued by J-.A. Johnstone in Die With the Outlaws. Entertaining and straightforward western. Than you Netgalley, Kensington Books and Pinnacle for letting me escape the world for a couple of hours.

[Brittany · Rating 3 out of 5]

CW: Lynching

No gun. No horse. No water or food.

That is how this western started, when our last Mountain Man, Matt Jensen, woke up. He was in the desert when he did, and he started to remember that he was helping a couple who was targeted by some horse rustlers, thieves-basically the first thing I thought of when the “bad guys” appeared in this novel was “oh no, here come the republicans” (have no idea why I thought that.) But as I read on and saw how they did what they did to their competitors, I was wholly shocked as hell. Like WTF??? You lynched a couple and falsely accuse them of stealing some cows that wandered over to their farm, using the paper to put out a false story about the couple that got married a couple weeks ago and was living happily.

And don’t get me started on the judge that O’Neil and Kennedy was bribing to let the ones that did the damn lynching go. That pissed me off to high heaven when they did that because the judge was letting them off scott free. And then the worst thing they can do was hire someone called the Undertaker, to try and take out Matt, only to turn around and have Matt kill him.

This is gonna be my shortest (and last) read/review of 2020, so I’ll say that I did enjoy it, but I just didn’t like the lynching part of it, it just made me mad.

[Denice Langley · Rating 5 out of 5]

Any book with William and JA Johnstone as the author is guaranteed to be a good book that lets you escape into the old west and leave the laundry until later. Each series has an anchor character, this one is Matt Jenson, son of another Johnstone character, Smoke Jensen. Matt Jensen's story is a cross between the mountain men and western settings that the Johnstones are famous for writing.
Matt's story has him travelling the west after picking up stakes to provide his particular brand of security during a horse drive to market. The easy job he thought he was signing on for becomes a different kind of fight every day as the drive faces challenges on all fronts. But being a Jensen means our hero has more skills than the bad guys thought. The adventure is set in well defined, descriptive, back stories of wealth vs the rest of the world. Matt becomes the equalizer that lets the good guys battle to win. An outstanding story that was exciting from start to finish.

[RICHARD STENTON · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is another in the series of Matt Jensen and the last one which does not disappoint. Matt finds himself in demand by a very good friend. The friends wife has a sister living in a small town with trouble saving their ranch because of rustlers. Matt, of course, takes on the responsibility to go to the town and try to fix the desperate situation. There are a few gun fights and a strong attraction with the sister he has come to help but is married. This is an interesting sidelight now usual with Matt. There is also the introduction of some black characters and one is a lawyer who has been disbarred for no real reason other than the color of his skin. Als is woven into a very exciting read.

[Sam · Rating 5 out of 5]

Two men kill and bullly their way into owning the largest ranch in the valley

They created a group called the Regulators to protect the valley ranchers from horse and cattle rustling, but these were the outlaws that preyed upon the little ranches, forcing them into foreclosure with the bank and setting up an easy path for the largest ranch to become even bigger. A crooked judge and weak sheriff make the job of reform even harder so the plea for help becomes vital. Great characters, page-turning action, classic old west and well worth the time.

[John Mccormick · Rating 5 out of 5]

I would like to thank the Author publishers and NetGalley for providing me with a Kindle copy of this book to read and honestly review.
A classic Western clever descriptive well written with all the ingredients you expect of the genre. A hero of the top order, brave handsome deadly with gun or knife, outnumbered throughout by evil baddies all action page turning entertainment.
Heartily recommended.

[Marlene · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wow! I’ve just finished this great western. It’s the wild west in it’s rawest form. Cattle rustling, guns blazing, dishonest Judge, and, stolen ranches. Those that take the law into their own hands by taking lives, steeling land and hiring the lawless, finally meet Matt Jensen. The old days of the 1800’s were harsh and this story gives detailed accounts of how wild it was. As I read this book, it brought tears to my eyes and those of you who read this historical western, will understand why.

[Nolan · Rating 2 out of 5]

Interesting little story of Lieutenant Henry Flipper. About a book he wrote called A Colored Cadet at West Point. Although Isaac Newton wasn't his lawyer. Little bit about a Colonel William Shafter I thought was interesting also.

Never heard of Mumblety-peg before.

However the overall of this story was a little on the slow side compared to other books featuring Matt Jensen.

[James f. white, jr. · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another spectacular Western by the Johnstones! You can’t go wrong with a Johnstone book

I thoroughly enjoyed reading Die with the Outlaws and highly recommend it to anyone who loves reading authentic Westerns with tons of suspense and exciting action. Great characters and lots of edge of your seat adventures

[David Burnworth]

Matt agrees to help friends of Duff McCallister's and the story slowly begins to unfold a crooked judge, two outlaws acting as landowners with a gang of so-called lawmen known as regulators. Matt has his work cut our for him as there are a lot of good guys killed or ran off. Before the dust settles only one will remain. Being this was the last book to date in this series is the one Matt?

[Nicole Bannister · Rating 5 out of 5]

I Enjoyed everything about this book there was nothing I didn't like about the book. I Like the setting,the writing style,the plot,the plot twists and the characters in the book were amazing.I would reread this again i also like the concept of the book. I Would recommend this book to anyone.

[Ron · Rating 4 out of 5]

Not a bad story. However, the summary on the back cover indicates things that did not happen.

Some interesting West point history is discussed and it's accuracy matches history. One character is written into a supporting role to fill a gap that doesn't affect history.

Entertaining.

[Paulette ONeil · Rating 5 out of 5]

A compelling and adventurous story of the old west.

I love a good western and I love Mr. Johnston's stories. He makes you feel like you are part of the story.

[Tom · Rating 4 out of 5]

A pretty formulaic Western, but still entertaining as light reading.

[Amy · Rating 5 out of 5]

I have read and enjoyed other books from the Matt Jensen: The Last Mountain Man series and Die with the Oulaws does not disappoint. A great read. Five stars.

[Richard Riordan · Rating 5 out of 5]

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[Larry · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a great series......well done ...

[David M. Onstad · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another Johnstone classic

This book was another classic story of Matt Jensen and his adventures.I recommend this book to all the western reader's.

[Ray Ratliff · Rating 5 out of 5]

I like a book with alot of twists and turns in it.

[Neil Campau · Rating 4 out of 5]

I enjoyed this Journey with Matt and his fellow ranchers and farmers. The folks in town and the local saloons added well to the story line.
Thank you William and Jo for a great story!

[Cindy Mitchell · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent Story!!!

Couldn't put it down just like the other books by William W Johnstone. I've read all 11 in this series. Page turner for sure.

[Richard Guerrero · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a good break for my regular books, a good western read.

[Don Follett · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good western read about two large landholders and their criminal "Regulators" who intimidate, run off and kill small ranchers and farmers so the two large landholders wind up with the properties. Matt Jensen arrives at the request of a friends sister and her husband. He becomes a deputy sheriff and ultimately a U. S. Marshall and slowly buy surely "eliminates" the problems. It was a good read.

[Jack · Rating 3 out of 5]

Audible Audiobook
February 2021