Kate’s 2¢: “Preacher’s inferno” by William H. Johnston and J. A. Johnston

“Preacher’s inferno” by William H. Johnston and J. A. Johnston

Kate’s 2¢: There is a plethora of in-depth biographies of authors and reviews of their books, that state the title, author, published date, and genre; as well as,     describing what the book is about, setting, and character(s), so, Kate’s 2¢ merely shares my thoughts about what I read.  I’m just saying…

   The good guys, both Indian and White, call him Preacher and consider him the an up-right, honest mountain man. The bad guys, both Indian and White, call him Ghost Killer, because he is so at one with the environment.  While I don’t condone the brutal violence, done by both Indians and Whites, the scenery describe by the author(s) is of beauty, lushness, and striking  mountains, valleys, and plains.

   The narrative arc had its twists and Jack Garrett did a good job of reading the story for NLS.

From his website:

William W. Johnstone was born in Southern Missouri, the youngest of four children. Raised with strong moral and family values by his minister father, and well-tutored by his school teacher mother, Bill quit school when he was fifteen. He was kicked out of the French Foreign Legion for being under age and joined the carnival. But still valuing his education, he returned home to finish his high school education in 1957.He went on to work as a deputy sheriff, did a hitch in the army, and began a career in radio broadcasting, where he worked daily on his verbal and storytelling skills for the next sixteen years on the air. Much of his knowledge of the early frontier began from listening to family experiences told to him by his Grandparents.

His love of animals is displayed in many of his books as well as finding several Huskies and Malamutes roaming freely around his home. As an avid gun and knife collector, hours of research are devoted to the types of weapons commonly used during the eras of his writings

One little known fact, is his love for music … from “rockabilly to classical”. Bill has written and recorded several songs which may be released for his fans in the future.

He started writing in 1970, but it wasn’t until late 1979 when The Devil’s Kiss was published that William W. Johnstone became a full-time writer. Since that time he has written over two hundred books in a variety of genres including action, suspense, western, science fiction, and horror. Two of his books, Eagle Down and Dagger, were written under the pen name of William Mason.

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Historical Fiction, Mystery & Thrillers. edit data. Being the all around assistant, typist, researcher, and fact checker to one of the most popular western authors of all time, J.A. Johnstone learned from the master, Uncle William W. Johnstone. Bill, as he preferred to be called, began tutoring J.A. at an early age.

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Narrator. edit data. Jack Garrett voice has been heard in commercials and as an announcer on several radio stations. He has appeared in The Gaveltons on Nick at Nite and The Jon Stewart Show on MTV. In addition, he has performed as the lead or as a featured character on regional and New York stages in a variety of productions.

From NLS/BARD/LOC:

 Preacher’s inferno DB108275

Johnstone, William W; Johnstone, J. A; Garrett, Jack. Reading time: 9 hours, 53 minutes.

Preacher’s inferno DB108275

Johnstone, William W; Johnstone, J. A; Garrett, Jack. Reading time: 9 hours, 53 minutes.

Read by Jack Garrett.

Western Stories

“Legendary national bestselling Western authors William W. Johnstone and J. A. Johnstone return with an astounding twenty-eighth installment in the new longrunning First Mountain Man series. A village is destroyed. A vengeance is born. And one man blazes a trail to hell and back to pay the devils their due–in bullets and blood. They call him Preacher. It starts as a happy reunion between Preacher and his fellow trappers in a peaceful Indian village. But it ends swiftly in death and destruction when a rival tribe attacks the village, slaughters some of Preacher’s Crow and mountain man friends, and carries off the women and children as prisoners. Preacher was off hunting when it happened. Now he’s teaming up with old friend Lorenzo and halfbreed Tall Dog, to get the prisoners back–and get revenge. But the road to justice is paved with some very dark omens. And the trail leads to the baddest place on God’s good earth: the bubbling quicksand pits, hot springs, and geysers of the Wyoming

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