Massacre Mountain

In the booming mining town of Doubtful, Wyoming, Cotton Pickens is the law. And in William W. and J. A. Johnstone's rollicking new Western, the law is in a fight for its life . . .

Cotton Pickens is feeling about as low as a man can get. Held up, robbed and fired from his job as sheriff, things get even worse when someone murders Cotton's horse Critter. And it's all happening just as a flashy, fleshy stage company comes to town.

Some folks demand the show be shut down for immorality. Some folks—Cotton included—sure enjoy the proceedings. But when a man gets stabbed to death, a bank safe gets blown up, and another county's sheriff starts imposing his will, Cotton realizes that a dastardly plot is taking over Doubtful. Badge or no badge, Cotton is going to war. To catch a killer. To stand up to some self-righteous fatheads. And for the right to see a little bare-naked leg—or die trying . . .

William W. Johnstone is the?USA Today?and?New York Times?bestselling author of over 300 books, including?Preacher, The Last Mountain Man, Luke Jensen Bounty Hunter, Flintlock, Savage Texas, Matt Jensen, The Last Mountain Man; The Family Jensen, Sidewinders,?and?Shawn O'Brien Town Tamer?. His thrillers include?Phoenix Rising, Home Invasion, The Blood of Patriots, The Bleeding Edge, and?Suicide Mission. Visit his website at www.williamjohnstone.net or by email at dogcia2006@aol.com.

Being the all-around assistant, typist, researcher,?and fact checker to one of the most popular western?authors?of all time, J.A. Johnstone learned from?the master, Uncle William W. Johnstone. ?

He began tutoring J.A. at an early age. After-school hours were often spent retyping manuscripts or?researching his massive American Western history library as well as the more modern wars and conflicts.?J.A. worked hard—and learned.

"Every day with Bill?was an adventure story in itself. Bill taught me?all?he could?about the art of storytelling. ‘Keep the historical facts accurate,'?he would say. ‘Remember the readers, and as your grandfather once told me, I am telling you now: be the best J.A. Johnstone you can be.'"