Synopsis

They risked their lives to make a home in the heart of West Texas. Now the Kerrigan family must face the deadliest challenges of the land they love—and the evil that men do.

COME HELL OR HIGH WATER...

After a two-year drought, the Kerrigan ranch is dry as a bone and as dusty as a honky-tonk bible. On the brink of ruin, Kate Kerrigan hires the rainmaker Professor Somerset Lazarus, who promises salvation—in the form of a deluge. Kate is desperate enough to try anything. But when four angry gunmen show up, ready to lynch the phony rainmaker for swindling them out of their money, the Kerrigans have to choose sides fast—before the bullets start to fly. It doesn't take a divining rod to figure out that these unsatisfied customers want more than a refund. They have their sites set on the Kerrigan ranch. And it's just a matter of time until it's raining water or raining bullets. Either way, there will be blood...

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 Steph

The book description is completely incorrect or I somehow got a different book. The story I read involved the Kerrigan's, Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show and some outlaws..? Not sure what the deal is with that. Also, what was with all the random Annie Oakley hate? How many times can the author say how......more

Goodreads review by Richard

I would not discourage anybody from reading these books because regardless usually pretty good western stories. In saying that, I wasn’t too happy with the writing. Surely did not like towards the end when he put a whole chapter out of a section from the first book of the series when Kate killed the......more

Plenty of action There is plenty of action and some unusual characters in this story. From the rainmaker to Kate Kerrigan. I would recommend this book to anyone that enjoys a good western story.......more

Goodreads review by Maria

Somehow I got hooked on western novels this summer. This is the third book of William Johnstone that I've read, and I really like his most authentic voice. I'm about to dig into another one of his books right now.......more