The Angry Land
By (Author) William W Johnstone
Thorndike Press
Thorndike Press
1st July 2024
Large Print Edition
United States
General
Fiction
Adventure / action fiction
Historical fiction
Hardback
409
Width 140mm, Height 216mm
When a cattle train bound for Texas is ambushed by blood thirsty rustlers, legendary mountain man Smoke Jensen vows to get the cattle back, get the killers who stole themand get revenge for the blood they spilled . . .
Johnstone Country. Where Outlaws Shoot. And Legends Shoot Back.
The completion of a new railroad line from Colorado to Texas is a dream come true for Smoke Jensen and the other ranchers of Big Rock. But this dream turns into their worst nightmare when the first herd they load onto the train is stolen by a vicious gang of kill-crazy rustlers. This is no ordinary train robbery. Its an inferno of slaughter that includes the friendly rancher who volunteered to take Smokes place on the trip. Now Smoke is saddling up and riding outto get the prairie rats who murdered his friend . . .
Smoke isnt the only one whos after these merciless killers. A pair of undercover lawmen from Texas have managed to infiltrate the gang by pretending to be dangerous outlaws. While Smoke is trying to track down the stolen herd, the undercover lawmen pretend to plot with the gang to rob more cattle trains. But theres a hitch in the lawmens plan. To make sure theyre really on board, the gang wants them to prove their loyaltyby eliminating their biggest threat: Smoke Jensen . . .