Part of Series
Ever since he made friends with the sheriff of Warbonnet County, Pike Shannon has struggled to sell his family's famous moonshine and stay on the right side of the law. His solution? Deliver a shipment of whiskey barrels to the dry-as-dust Pecan County—a week-long journey—and no one would be any the wiser. It won't be easy, though. Pike's sweetheart, Sophie Truesdale, is part of a temperance movement that will stop at nothing to keep this wagon train from leaving town. Worse, a gang of murderous, blood-crazed moonshining rivals have gotten wind of Pike's plan. Plus, a crooked judge has hired a kaboodle of gun-crazy outlaws to ambush the shipment en route... This is going to be one hell of a week. And before it's all over, the trail will be stained with blood, bullets, and the best sippin' whiskey in Texas.
Authors
William Wallace Johnstone was a prolific American author, mostly of western, horror and survivalist novels. Born and raised in southern Missouri, Johnstone was the youngest of four children. His father was a minister and his mother a school teacher. He quit school when he was fifteen and worked in a carnival and as a deputy sheriff. He later served in the Army and, upon returning to civilian life, worked in radio broadcasting for 16 years. Johnstone started his writing career in 1970, but did not have any works published until 1979 (The Devil's Kiss) and became a full-time writer in 1980. He wrote close to two hundred books in numerous genres, including suspense and horror. His main publication series were Mountain Man, The First Mountain Man, Ashes and Eagles and his own personal favorite novel was The Last of the Dog Team (1980). He also authored two novels under the pseudonym William Mason. Johnstone had lived for many years in Shreveport, Louisiana, yet died in Knoxville, TN, at the age of 65. J. A. Johnstone is continuing William W. Johnstone's series.
