Thunder of the Mountain Man

In this pulse-pounding western from national bestselling authors William W. Johnstone and J.A. Johnstone, Smoke Jensen welcomes a new rancher to the valley--whose intentions are deadly, especially when his ...arrival brings a wild bunch of merciless killers in his wake . . .

Thaddeus Bolton sees himself as a cattle king. His ambitions are as big as the land and stock he just purchased near Smoke Jensen's Sugarloaf ranch. Bolton and his family are friendly enough, although in the case of his wife Emmaline, perhaps too friendly. While her husband stakes his claim with plans to spread throughout the territory, she's set her sights on Smoke. But fending her off is the least of Smoke's worries when outlaws sweep across the valley on daring rustling raids--hitting every ranch except Bolton's.

Fearing it's only a matter of time before his cattle falls prey to the rustlers, Bolton takes the law into his own hands. Forming a band of vigilantes, he tracks down the men he believes are the thieves and hangs them, despite no evidence linking them to the crimes. Then when Bolton's ranch is actually rustled, his vigilantes go on an even deadlier, merciless rampage.

To stop the escalating violence, Smoke forms his own posse to bring the outlaws to justice--only to discover that Bolton's plans are sinister and downright evil.

Now Smoke will have to prove Bolton's corruption...before the entire valley erupts in a blood-soaked range war . . .

JOHNSTONE COUNTRY.
GOOD GUNS MAKE FOR GOOD NEIGHBORS.

Author: William W. Johnstone,J. a. Johnstone
Publisher: Pinnacle Books
Published: 11/25/2025
Pages: 400
Binding Type: Mass Market Paperbound
Weight: 0.44lbs
Size: 6.78h x 4.32w x 1.04d
ISBN: 9780786050772

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.

J.A. Johnstone learned to write from the master himself, Uncle William W. Johnstone, who 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, later going on to become the co-author of William W. Johnstone's many bestselling westerns and thrillers. J.A. Johnstone lives on a ranch in Tennessee and more information is at WilliamJohnstone.net.