The Trail West Dramatized Adaptation..., J.A. Johnstone
The Trail West Dramatized Adaptation..., J.A. Johnstone
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Synopsis

In 1848, Dooley Monahan, son of struggling Iowa pioneers, went off to to pick up a new milk cow. Young Dooley never came home. Now, nearly three decades later, Dooley Monahan has become an accidental legend, managing to plant a bullet in the chest of a dangerous outlaw. All Dooley really wants is to claim his reward at a bank in Phoenix and make his way north to a gold strike he read about in a newspaper. But fate has other plans. It starts with a family slaughtered by Apaches, a dog smarter than most humans Dooley knows, and a girl with a wounded soul. And the blood-hungry brothers of the outlaw Dooley killed will not give up their pursuit until they've avenged his death.
The farther Dooley tries to head north, destiny pushes him west. His trail is populated by strange friends and dangerous enemies, strewn with bad luck and bad blood—and frequently interrupted by sudden storms of gunfire.

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. He has co-written numerous bestselling series with William W. Johnstone


Reviews

Goodreads review by Diamond

An other great western by the Master.......more

Goodreads review by Mary

Hubby loved this one too!......more

Goodreads review by Grant

I saw someone else's review that said this reads like a collection of short stories that were stitched together and I'm inclined to agree. There isn't much of an overarching plot line, and the culmination of most of the conflicts are anti-climactic, and in one specific case a bit lazy. The writing i......more

Goodreads review by Rob

This is clearly being written by a writer outside of the typical Johnstone Clan. The entire drive of the book is so very different from Johnstone books. I really liked it. This book is very much a character study and his adventures. This Johnstone volume is head and shoulders above most Johnstone boo......more

I checked to make sure I had read the same book that got panned in the first review, because I really enjoyed the book. I liked the characters and the adventure they set off on. I was a little puzzled by the ending, until I saw that there are two more books in the Dooley Monahan series. I will read......more