Forty Guns West - William W. Johnstone

Preacher is a wanted man in this straight-shooting Western adventure from the New York Times and USA Todaybestselling author of Absaroka Ambush .

A Friendly Place . . .

During a trip back east for a family reunion, Preacher learns that even the civilized Midwest can attract a motherlode of trouble . . . especially when a gang of local bully boys decides to pick a fight. Now, wealthy landowner Elam Parks lies dead-and there's a $5,000 reward on the head of the man accused: the first mountain man.

. . . To Die

The fortune in blood money has dispatched a small army of bounty hunters after Preacher. Now, back in his once-peaceful homestead in the High Lonesome, as he sights down the barrel of his '33 Hall North breechloader, Preacher is ready for target practice. And he can't think of a more scenic place to pick off the bloodthirsty manhunters, one by one . . .

Praise for the novels of William W. Johnstone

"[A] rousing, two-fisted saga of the growing American frontier."- Publishers Weekly on Eyes of Eagles

"There's plenty of gunplay and fast-paced action as this old-time hero proves again that a steady eye and quick reflexes are the keys to survival on the Western frontier."- Curled Up with a Good Book on Dead Before Sundown