Better Off Dead, William W. Johnstone
Better Off Dead, William W. Johnstone
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Better Off Dead

Author: William W. Johnstone, J.A. Johnstone

Narrator: Jack Garrett

Unabridged: 9 hr 39 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 03/25/2016

Categories: Fiction, Western


Synopsis

The Untold Saga Of Shawn O'brien From acclaimed storytellers William W. Johnstone and J.A. Johnstone, who brought us The Brothers O'Brien, comes an explosive new series featuring the gunslinging O'Brien who brought peace, law, and order to the American frontier. . .one bullet at a time. A Man Who Tamed The West-One Town At A Time Unlike his brothers Jacob, Sam and Patrick, Shawn O'Brien isn't content to settle down on the family ranch in New Mexico territory. With his razor-sharp eye, lightning-fast draw, and burning thirst for justice, Shawn is carving out a reputation of his own. As a town tamer he takes the most dangerous, lawless towns in the West and makes them safe for decent men, women, and children. When a stagecoach accident leaves Shawn stranded in Holy Rood, Utah, it doesn't take long to realize he's landed in one ornery circle of hell. Ruled by a cruel and cunning crook-turned-merciless dictator named Hank Cobb, Holy Rood is about as unholy a place as any on the frontier. Anyone who breaks Cobb's rules is severely punished. Anyone who defies Cobb's hooded henchmen dies by rope, stake, or guillotine. But Shawn O'Brien isn't just anyone. He's the town tamer. And this time, he's going to paint the town red. . .

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 Dale on April 05, 2016

This book takes a western atmosphere and brings in closely to today's characters of evil and corruption, that we currently have, world-wide. I enjoyed the book enough to read it in two days. This book's going on my shelf to be read again, further along, as I do with all my Johnstone books. Good job,......more

Goodreads review by Jerry on February 28, 2016

Good story Through out history there have been madmen like Perry _ Atilla the Hunn, Hitler who had grandiose ideas of superiority.......more

Goodreads review by Jon on March 15, 2016

This was an odd book. If he stuck with a western it would have been much better, but he tried to cross the line from western to industrialization and it didn't work.......more

Goodreads review by Jeff on November 21, 2020

When The Town Tamer rides in to Big Buck, TX, the bad guys are definitely better off dead. The Abaddon Cannon factory is the main stay of this border town. They use, what amounts to, slave labor to produce the cannons. Now they have a plan to weaponize flying machines that can destroy towns and even......more

Goodreads review by Martha on February 25, 2016

Great book The Johnstones did it again, I really enjoyed this book. Has a lot of action in it. Makes it where you do not want to put the book down.......more