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Johnstone Country. Where Miracles Need Bullets. In this bold, new Western from the bestselling Johnstones, a lone Texas Ranger finds himself snowbound with a lovely widow, her young daughter—and a gang of trigger-happy cowboys and their deranged ranch boss . . . Ranger Ridge Tisdale rides the Comanche country of West Texas sunup to sundown, hunting down bands of killer outlaws. Now his captain wants Ridge to capture the wanted murderer Clyde Wilkes McPeak, alive, and bring him to Austin. A man who lives by a specific code of right and wrong, Ridge will do whatever it takes for justice to be served. But his icy resolve begins to melt when he arrives in the small Texas town of Blackjack—along with a massive winter storm the locals call a Blue Norther. A fast-moving onslaught of heavy sleet and snow, it brings Ridge's mission to a halt, but also gives him a chance to warm up with the charming young widow named Maggie who runs the general store. She has a friendly smile, a precocious five-year-old daughter named Josie Ruth—and a terrible problem with mean-spirited cowboys working for a scurrilous rancher named Barlow. Being a gentleman, Ridge raises his gun to defend the widow and stop the thieving snakes. But the battle is only beginning . . .
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.
