Shotgun Johnny

 Shadow of a Dead Man

Shotgun Johnny #2

by

William W Johnstone

&

J.A. Johnstone

HE WHO LIVES BY THE GUN . . .

Shotgun Johnny Greenway thought he’d hit rock bottom when he lost his wife and son, hung up his badge, and hit the bottle. But a pretty young woman gave him a second chance. Offered him a job riding shotgun for the Reverend’s Temptation Gold Mine. Gave him a reason to live. But even she can’t save him when the Starrett gang tries to rob the gold—and Johnny kills their leader . . .

. . . DIES BY THE GUN

When the dust clears, Shotgun Johnny is wanted for murder. The dead man’s father has powerful friends, including a town marshal who’s Johnny’s personal enemy. One wants the gold. The other wants the girl. Both want Johnny dead. With a $1000 bounty on his head—and half the county trying to kill him—Johnny’s got to prove his innocence. Not in a court of law. In a trial by shotgun . . .

When Johnny Greenway gets jumped for the gold bullion he’s hauling, the whole job explodes into chaos. By the time the dust settles, every outlaw is dead…except one, their leader, Rance Starrett, falls to a stray round fired by his own man — but his father refuses to believe it. Blinded by grief and rage, Garth Starrett swears he’ll spill Johnny’s blood in payment.

At the same time, Garth’s wife is plotting a vengeance of her own — something slow, cruel, and soaked in red. But Johnny Greenway isn’t the kind of man who goes down easy. Anyone hungry for the bounty on his head is about to learn exactly why folks call him Shotgun Johnny.

A cracking read from start to finish. The scenes hit hard, the action never lets up, and the story keeps you wondering just how much more punishment Johnny can take. This is the second Shotgun Johnny novel I’ve torn through, with one left. If the first two are anything to go by, calling it quits after three might’ve been a mistake — this series has plenty of fire left.

5/5.