Desolation Creek [Dramatized Adaptation]: Smoke Jensen, The Beginning 5

Written by William W. Johnstone and J. A. Johnstone

Narrated by Bradley Foster Smith, Terence Aselford, Christopher Williams and 9 more

Legendary national bestselling Western authors William W. Johnstone and J.A. Johnstone return with the latest gun-blazing installment in their newest Smoke Jensen series.

Building a ranch takes heart and grit. Smoke and Sally Jensen are more than capable of meeting the challenges of shaping the land, raising the livestock, and establishing their brand. But Smoke wasn’t always an entrepreneur. He’s more apt to settle accounts with a fast draw than a checkbook. And when he learns his old friend Preacher has been ambushed by outlaws, he wastes no time saddling up and hitting the vengeance trail with his fellow mountain men Audie and Nighthawk.

Preacher’s attackers have taken over the town of Desolation Creek deep in Montana Territory. Their scurrilous leader, Vernon “Venom” McFadden, has his men harrassing terrified homesteaders and townsfolk to get his hands on nearby property that’s rumored to be rich with gold. Smoke and his helpmates drift into town one by one with a plan to root out Venom’s gang of prairie rats and put the big blast on each and every one.

Adapted from the novel and produced with a full cast of actors, immersive sound effects and cinematic music!

Performed by Mort Shelby, James Lewis, Elizabeth Jernigan, Terence Aselford, Mike Carnes, Wyn Delano, Rayner Gabriel, Jonathan David Bullock, Steve Wannall, Bradley Foster Smith, Christopher Williams, Jonathon Church, Christopher Walker, Henry W. Kramer, Tim Carlin, Kay Elúvian, David Engel, David Cui Cui, Matthew Schleigh, Michael John Casey, Danny Gavigan, Richard Rohan, Christopher Graybill, Rose Elizabeth Supan, Kelly Baskin, Taylor Coan, Arden Wannall, and Donald Guzzi.

• Language: English
• Publisher: GraphicAudio
• Release date: Jun 20, 2025
• ISBN: 9798890557544

William W. Johnstone

William W. Johnstone is the #1 bestselling Western writer in America and the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of hundreds of books, with over 50 million copies sold. Born in southern Missouri, he was raised with strong moral and family values by his minister father, and tutored by his schoolteacher mother. He left school at fifteen to work in a carnival and then as a deputy sheriff before serving in the army. He went on to become known as "the Greatest Western writer of the 21st Century." Visit him online at WilliamJohnstone.net.