Synopsis

Three weeks before Christmas, the little town of Chug Water in Wyoming Territory is stunned by a brutal crime. The mayor's family has been slaughtered in cold blood on their ranch outside of Raw Hide Butte. As the townsfolk gather to pay their last respects, Duff MacCallister saddles up to go after the killers. He returns with two outlaws - a cold-blooded, nasty pair of snakes, Jesse and T. Bob Cave. But the day before they're sentenced to hang, the Cave brothers escape their fate...Into this holiday hell-storm ride three friendly travelers. Smoke, Sally and Matt Jensen, come to spend Christmas with Duff. But a deadly diphtheria outbreak leaves the town beholden to the mercy of the Cave brothers. It's a desperate bind to be stuck in, but Duff and the Jensens will use every bullet they can find to shoot their way into a bloody but merry Christmas.

About William W. Johnstone

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 fifty 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 twenty-first century."


Reviews

Goodreads review by AndrewP on December 13, 2019

This was my first experience listening to a production from Graphic Audio. They advertise themselves as a 'movie in your mind' instead of the normal audio book. This means that there is a full cast of actors rather than just one person and there is music and sound effects to bring the story to life......more

Goodreads review by Vicki on July 26, 2021

We get an up-close view of power, greed, and murder. An epidemic and quarantine. Tough men and women with values, integrity, loyalty, and love. And all the fun of Christmas. Sound too good to be true? Look no further, this book carries it all. The only thing I did not like, is that it had an ending,......more

Goodreads review by Rob on December 31, 2017

Another in the Johnstone Clan of Christmas books weaving various characters from other books into a Yuletide theme. This one is a bit more involved having to do with a plaque that sets in. The writing is a step down from typical Johnstone Clan novels. A plot with so many angles could've used one of t......more