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Devil's Gulch

By: J.A. Johnstone, William W. Johnstone
Narrated by: Jack Garrett
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JOHNSTONE COUNTRY. WHERE BLOOD RUNS COLD

John Holt is a traveling gunslinger. He’s been liberating dirty towns west of the Mississippi of murdering outlaw trash ever since the Civil War ended. No questions asked. Payment on demand.

The only way out of this town is in a pinewood box.

Holt’s latest job is in Devil’s Gulch in Colorado Territory. But wiping out bands of bank robbers is just the beginning. More disorder is brewing, and the skittish mayor has handpicked Holt as the new sheriff. Holt is what the town needs: a mercenary with a badge, a loaded Remington, and a deadeye-aim for trouble.

Devil’s Gulch has the vigilance committee. The man behind it—Joe Mullen, the largest rancher and mine owner in the valley—isn’t keen on an outsider like Holt muscling in on a good thing. Mullen already has his hand in all the crime in Devil’s Gulch. He also triggers it. He likes keeping things wild. With the barbaric Bostrom brood under his command, he’s hoping it stays that way.

Holt quickly finds himself on familiar ground: up against cutthroats on the other side of the only law that counts. Holt’s law. Devil’s Gulch is his town now. And he’s itching to clean it till it sparkles.

©2023 J.A. Johnstone (P)2023 Recorded Books
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Not as good as the “last gunfighter “ series or JA’s first batch but better than most

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Interesting

Good story, interesting, a little different than some. Always fun to listen to JA Johnstone, and William W. Johnstone. books.

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Fine reading. Story moved along at a good pace. Good character development, which was a pleasant surprise. The reader took pains to convey the story as the writer intended.

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hard ass holt....not charming at all

find this a little stale...too much conspiracy too little give and take. maybe I am just used to exceptional works by these authors but this fell short for me. give me Preacher, Luke, smoke and perley. macallister of course.

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Well worth listening to never a dull moment

Good listening but the sheriff is a little bit too much of a bad ass

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Sheriff Holt and justice

Very good narrator. Different voices made the story interesting and easy to follow. A good story that ended too early and leaving us wanting more.

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The suspense of the story line about where the money actually was hidden

loved the fact that the black lady cook was a stand up, speak up type of person and the hidden fact of the two half brothers answering the question of why one faction was never robbed or likewise molested

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UNUSUAL SHERRIFF’S TALE…

The reader of most Westerns sees where the story is going. Even the greatest are somewhat typical. This story around the protagonist is very atypical. Really enjoyed it. In to volume two…

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Honest Man Gets By

Honest men do not always win in every situation but in this case he won enough

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Disappointed

Characters are over the top senselessly mean or underdeveloped so as to mean nothing to the plot. Disappointing for a Johnstone story. Felt like a hurry up creation riding on authors reputation for $ .

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