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Fiction. Western. Thriller. HTML: There are Old West heroes of courage and conviction�??and then there are the Sidewinders. Bullets fly in this rowdy adventure from the bestselling authors. William W. Johnstone and J.A. Johnstone bring back those beloved, bumbling cowboys, Bo Creel and Scratch Morton. As usual, despite their best efforts, deep trouble has a way of tracking them down . . . Knocking on Trouble's Door There's nothing like family. At least that's what people say. But when Bo and Scratch come home to Bear Creek for a long-overdue visit, Bo's family kindly invites him to turn around and leave. His old friends and neighbors turn tail and run when they see him. Next thing he knows, he's in jail for the brutal murder of two saloon girls in neighboring Cottonwood. Unfortunately, the real killer looks astonishingly like Bo. Now, with his buddy in jail, Scratch needs to ride to the rescue, if he can escape the clutches of the beautiful assistant to a traveling snake oil salesman. With Bear Creek in an uproar, a man with Bo Creel's face and body is about to kill again. And the worst is still hovering on the horizon: a family secret that could turn Bo's hair bone-white. Praise for the novels of William W. Johnstone "[A] rousing, two-fisted saga of the growing American frontier."�??Publishers Weekly on Eyes of Eagles "There's plenty of gunplay and fast-paced action."�??Curled Up with a Good Book on Dead Before Sundown… (more)
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Author: William W. Johnstone with J. A. Johnstone
Pages: 329
Year: 2013
Publisher: Pinnacle Books
My rating is 5 out of 5.
On New Year’s Eve, I was searching for a good western to get lost in. While looking through my Johnstone collection, I choose a
Bo Creel and Scratch Morton were returning to their old stomping grounds after being away for years to find themselves looked upon with dread and suspicion. All either of them wanted to do was go visit their families on the farms, but the way they were received was anything but inviting. Bo learns the reason for the looks and unwelcome actions of the townspeople that are due to the fact that Bo is suspected of two murders.
The longtime friends and partners can prove where they were though it would take time and the town is pumped for a hanging. Bo is a believer in the law, but Scratch is afraid that the town will not wait till proof comes before they take matters into their own hands even though the sheriff swears to protect Bo. I really found the story very captivating and entertaining. There were hints of something else happening in the book, but exactly what it was the author cleverly veiled until the right moment!
Scenes were so well-described I could easily picture them in my mind and hear the action happening as if I was there observing. There are eight novels in the series that can be read in order or as standalones: Sidewinders, Massacre at Whiskey Flats, Cutthroat Canyon, Mankiller Colorado, Deadwood Gulch, Texas Bloodshed, The Butcher of Bear Creek and finally Bleeding Texas. Choose one or all of them and then settle down to good stories with lots of action, suspense and adventure!