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The Trail West

Trail West Series, Book 1

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In 1848, Dooley Monahan, son of struggling Iowa pioneers, went off to to pick up a new milk cow. Young Dooley never came home. Now, nearly three decades later, Dooley Monahan has become an accidental legend, managing to plant a bullet in the chest of a dangerous outlaw. All Dooley really wants is to claim his reward at a bank in Phoenix and make his way north to a gold strike he read about in a newspaper. But fate has other plans. It starts with a family slaughtered by Apaches, a dog smarter than most humans Dooley knows, and a girl with a wounded soul. And the blood-hungry brothers of the outlaw Dooley killed will not give up their pursuit until they've avenged his death.

The farther Dooley tries to head north, destiny pushes him west. His trail is populated by strange friends and dangerous enemies, strewn with bad luck and bad blood - and frequently interrupted by sudden storms of gunfire.

©2013 William W. Johnstone (P)2020 Tantor Action & Adventure Destiny Fiction Genre Fiction Historical Mystery, Thriller & Suspense Thriller & Suspense Mystery
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I'm stuck with the most perplexing and interesting paradox. Part of me believes I'll never come across a Johnstone story that won't stir every emotion one has inside. The other part of me keeps waiting to finally be disappointed. It's like most things in life. Either it won't happen or I will have read all he has written and just be a llittle sad there are no more. Not to say I won't be dangnabit joyous I found the author. My lovely wife passes last year and Johnstone's work has filled a small part of the void she left. Wished I could tell him but like the great character from this tome Dooley 'just the intention is enough and the rest will work itself out .... it always does don't it?' XXX

Johnstone... that says it all!

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Reasonably good, probably a portrait of actual life rather than than huge fictional excitement, very good narration!

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Trouble getting into it and out Wanted posters do not have to be true and go country wide Growing up and getting old

Adventure Indians thieves trouble growing up

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