Shooting Iron

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From the greatest western writers of the 21st century, the thundering new adventure starring traveling gunslinger John Holt, a lawman-for-hire on a mission to serve justice across the untamed Colorado territories one bullet at a time.

One of the deadliest, crime-infested towns in Colorado Territory, Devils Gulch needed more than a sheriff. They needed a gunslinger. So they pinned a badge on hardcase lawman John Holt. And the rest is history. . . .

When the Devil Escapes
As the towns new sheriff, John Holt achieved the impossible: He drove the devil out of Devils Gulch. Corrupt, cutthroat rancher Joe Mullenwho ruled the land with an iron fistis finally behind bars, all thanks to Sheriff Holt. But the tables are turned when Mullen manages to overturn his prison wagon and make his escapewith an army of prisoners, outlaws, and lowlifes to do his bidding. . . .

All Hell Breaks Loose.
It doesnt take long for the streets of Devils Gulch to run red with blood. Again. Or for Holt to be marked for death. Again. But this time, the sheriffs up against more than a hundred menall of them gunning for himand his only allies are an all-too-young deputy, an all-too-angry farmer, and a wayward wagon cook. With odds this bad, Holt is sure of only one thing: when you shoot at the devil, its best not to miss.

Live Free. Read Hard.

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William W. Johnstone is the #1 bestselling Western writer in America and the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of hundreds of books, with over 50 million copies sold. Born in southern Missouri, he was raised with strong moral and family values by his minister father, and tutored by his schoolteacher mother. He left school at fifteen to work in a carnival and then as a deputy sheriff before serving in the army. He went on to become known as "the Greatest Western writer of the 21st Century." Visit him online at WilliamJohnstone.net.

J.A. Johnstone learned to write from the master himself, Uncle William W. Johnstone, who began tutoring J.A. at an early age. Afterschool hours were often spent retyping manuscripts or researching his massive American Western History library as well as the more modern wars and conflicts. J.A. worked hard and learned, later going on to become the coauthor of William W. Johnstones many bestselling westerns and thrillers. J.A. Johnstone lives on a ranch in Tennessee and more information is at WilliamJohnstone.net.