Frontier of Violence (The Rattlesnake Wells, Wyoming Series)

Product Description<br/><br/><br/>Welcome to the most dangerous town in the West. For Marshal Bob Hatfield, that means rough justice and a hundred ways to die . . . <br/><br/> In the shadow of the Prophecy Mountains, the ramshackle boomtown of Rattlesnake Wells draws schemers, predators, and desperate pilgrims. As for the law, that's the town marshal, a former Texas outlaw trying to make a new life for himself. But Sundown Bob Hatfield knows a man who's slick on the draw can't escape trouble for long. In Rattlesnake Wells, you fight fire with fire—and a new one has just exploded.<br/><br/> An enterprising saloon owner stages a shooting contest with a matched pair of gold-plated revolvers as first prize. But some contestants don't play by the rules, and these aren't just any old gold-plated guns. Now the guns are gone, innocent hostages have been taken for a violent ride, and a chase is on into the vast Wyoming wilderness—where a terrifying dark secret will be exposed, much blood will be spilled, and a fast-gun marshal will bring the real outlaws to their knees . . .<br/><br/><br/>About the Author<br/><br/><br/>William Wallace Johnstone (19382004), born in southern Missouri, was a prolific American author, mostly of Western, horror, and survivalist novels. He began writing in 1970 but had his first novel, The Devils Kiss, published in 1979. After his death, it was announced that a carefully selected author had been chosen to carry on his legacy. J. A. Johnstone is continuing William W. Johnstones series.<br/>J. A. Johnstone is an author who cowrote numerous novels with William W. Johnstone, a prolific author of Western, horror, and survivalist novels. After William W. Johnstones death in 2004, J. A. Johnstone was chosen to carry on his legacy.