Mr. Littlejohn

by Cameron Judd

Abandoned after his father is thrown into Leavenworth Prison, young Pennington Malone signs on with a traveling medicine show and accompanies its burly strongman on a trip to wild Dodge City, where he must confront his father's outlaw past. Reprint.

Genres: Westerns

225 pages, Paperback

First published April 1, 1990

About the author

Cameron Judd (AKA: Tobias Cole) is a bestselling author of over forty historical and Western novels, including The Canebrake Men and Crockett of Tennessee. A former award-winning journalist, he continues to write his acclaimed column “Clips to Keep” and lives with his family in Greene County, Tennessee.

Reviews

[Benjamin Thomas · Rating 4 out of 5]

From fairly early in Cameron Judd's portfolio of over 40 novels (1990), this one was another enjoyable tale. I've always found his work to be consistently good, whether it's westerns, or more straight historical novels. This one finds a young man with a complicated family history running away to Dodge City. Lots of adventure to be found here, and always handled with panache. Colorful characters, including a few historical ones like Bat Masterson and Charlie Bassett, mix with an enticing plot, resulting in a nice old-fashioned western yarn. The enigma that is the mysterious Mr. Littlejohn is the icing on the cake.

[John · Rating 4 out of 5]

Not what I call your 'usual' shootem' up western. Cameron writes good, interesting tales of the old west. He held my attention throughout the book. Give it a try

[Leonard · Rating 4 out of 5]

A fun read. Short, but entertaining.

[Aurora Dimitre · Rating 3 out of 5]

This one was... alright.

To be honest, I haven't read many Westerns, though I do have a fondness for the genre. The reason I own this book at all is because of a gag Christmas gift from my parents, and it wasn't a bad book. Melodramatic, sure, a little convenient at times, sure, but it kept me entertained for an hour or so and that's really all I can ask of a book like this.

[Jeff Dickison · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good western told from the viewpoint of a 17-year old male who runs away from abusive caretakers and joins a medicine show wagon where he meets the title character. Plenty of interesting characters with quite a few plot changes. Not a "shoot 'em" western but character driven. Recommended.