Dead River

Name: Dead River
Brand: Tantor Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: J. A. Johnstone
ISBN: 9781666188622

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

Series: Jackals #4

Narrator: Danny Campbell

Unabridged: 9 hr 42 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 02/22/2022

Categories: Fiction, Western

Synopsis

On the wild western frontier, the three men known as the Jackals stand between the law and the lawless—delivering their own brand of justice with a fast draw, dead aim, and enough bullets to populate Boot Hill.

Johnstone Territory. Where Death Rides Hard.

Apache renegade Bloody Hand plays a role in each of the Jackals's lives. To bounty hunter Jed Breen, he is man with a price on his head. To retired cavalry sergeant Sean Keegan, he is a cellmate after a drunken brawl. And to former Texas Ranger Matt McCulloch, he is the key to a mystery that has long haunted him.

When McCulloch breaks Bloody Hand out of jail, his fellow Jackals follow them into Mexico. Now, all four are wanted men. The U.S. Army and bounty hunters cross the Rio Grande in pursuit. Awaiting them south of the border are Mexican rurales led by Confederate expatriate Major Block Frazer seeking revenge against Bloody Hand.

But nothing will stop McCulloch from completing his mission—to save his daughter from the Apache band that abducted her years before. Outnumbered and outgunned, the Jackals will stand together to free McCulloch's daughter—or end up hung, drawn, and quartered.

About J. A. Johnstone

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 coauthor of William W. Johnstone's many bestselling westerns and thrillers. J. A. Johnstone lives on a ranch in Tennessee.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Abibliofob

What a great intro to the story in Dead River by William W. Johnstone and J. A. Johnstone. This is the fourth book about The Jackals, sadly it felt like there was something missing in the story. I would have liked some kind of closure connected to the intro. Still it is a good western and so far I h......more

Goodreads review by Bill

One of my favorite Johnston’s series. However, this entry seemed to be lacking something compared to the first three in the series. The intro was great but the story itself seemed to be missing the mark, maybe because the main characters were separated for the majority of the book.......more

Goodreads review by Laur

Dead River, by William W. Johnstone and J.A. Johnstone, is an interesting tale of the wild west that mainly involved men known as "Jackels", the worse of human kind, with black and ugly hearts. A former Texas ranger and a grand mustanger named Matt McCulloch, a federal Army sergeant (an Irishman) na......more

Goodreads review by Denice

There is no such thing as a bad Johnstone western. Each series is built around main characters whose belief in the law and family is absolute, even if they've had to be reformed to get there. From Preacher, the original mountain man to the Jensen family to Perly Gates, to.....well, you get the point......more

Goodreads review by Lisa

Title: Dead River (The Jackals #4) Author: William W Johnstone and J. A. Johnstone Pages: 384 Year: 2022 Publisher: Pinnacle My rating: 5 out of 5 stars. In the fourth novel of The Jackals Series, once again audiences will enjoy an exciting adventure with Jed Breen, Matt McCulloch and Sean Keegan. The nov......more