Mojave, Johnny D. Boggs
Mojave, Johnny D. Boggs
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Mojave

Author: Johnny D. Boggs

Narrator: Henry Strozier

Unabridged: 9 hr 33 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 12/26/2014

Categories: Fiction, Western


Synopsis

"Boggs is among the best western writers at work today." --Booklist "Boggs is unparalleled in evoking the gritty reality of the Old West." --The Shootist 'Til Death Do Us Part Stranded in the Mojave Desert, Micah Bishop is about to cash in his chips for good when he's rescued by an unlikely savior. Whip Watson is hand-delivering two dozen brides to the silver boom town of Calico, where miners are going loco for companionship. Better still, Watson asks Micah if he'd help escort the wagons--and far be it for Micah to pass up both cash and some very pretty faces. But Micah doesn't know that Whip Watson has some killer competition. Candy Crutchfield is racing to get to Calico first with her own maids-in-waiting. Neither Watson or Crutchfield are going to back down. Both are willing to kill to beat the competition. Now, Micah is going to find out just how far he'll go for a buck. Because these "wives" aren't what they seem. And they're all about to be delivered straight into a living hell. . . "Johnny Boggs has produced another instant page-turner...don't put down the book until you finish it."--Tony Hillerman on Killstraight "Johnny D. Boggs tells a crisply powerful story that rings true more than two centuries after the bloody business was done."--The Charleston (S.C.) Post and Courier on The Despoilers Raves For The Westerns Of Johnny D. Boggs "Another dramatic story by a finalist for the Spur award of Western Writers of America." --Amarillo Globe-News (on Once They Wore the Gray) "An entertaining western in the classic mold. The characters possess enough human frailty to be believable, the author includes interesting stuff on the weaponry of the times, and there is enough gunplay to satisfy genre purists." --Booklist on Ten and Me "Boggs has once more written a humdinger of a book with wonderful characters, even the villains. The Despoilers tears at one's heart, which is what really good fiction should do." --Roundup on The Despoilers "Boggs' unique approach to the Lincoln County War's legal skirmishing is both eye-opening and memorable." --True West on Law of the Land "A finely crafted historical novel with fully developed characters playing out their lives against the backdrop of early Texas settlement." --American Cowboy on Spark on the Prairie "Boggs delivers a colorful, clever and arresting tale." --Santa Fe New Mexican on Camp Ford

About Johnny D. Boggs

Johnny D. Boggs has worked cattle, been bucked off horses, shot rapids in a canoe, hiked across mountains and deserts, traipsed around ghost towns, and spent hours poring over microfilm in library archives—all in the name of finding a good story. He has won nine Spur Awards, making him the all-time leader in Western Writers of America’s history.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Chuck on January 28, 2018

Received from my sister. Had action, some humor and a surprise ending but it never really "grabbed" me.......more

Goodreads review by Michael on October 30, 2021

Johnny D. Boggs probably has never written a bad book. He hasn't here. But a lot of it seems hurried, as if he had a deadline and was behind. The plot is very involved and the story is involved, with many colorful characters, though not many were very believable. But there are Chinese miners and launde......more

Goodreads review by D. on March 29, 2020

A JDB. California Western Action Adventure (M) JDB. has penned a California western action adventure titled, "Mojave" which begins with the primary character escaping Arizona to California only to be stranded in the Mojave Desert east of Calico. He is rescued by a wagon train carrying women to Calico......more

Goodreads review by John on October 17, 2021

A bit different in writing style.......more

Goodreads review by Steven on December 19, 2015

I think there are three classes of Western novel. There are the books like the John Slocum series written by "Jake Logan" and the Preacher series by William W. Johnstone where the action is non-stop and there really isn't much in the way of character development or nuance of plot and theme. Then you......more