Last Gunfighter Series

Once, Frank Morgan had a wife and a future on the land—until a rich man with a grudge drove him out of Colorado. Since then, Morgan's taken up the one skill that always came easy—gunfighting—and drifted to a mining town in the New Mexico Territory. But there's nothing easy about two vicious gangs descending on the town and threatening to wreak havoc. With his reputation preceding him, Morgan is elected to stand in the outlaws' way. And with nothing left to lose, he's the last man who will ever back down...

Outlaws have again taken Frank Morgan's son and the Drifter is fortunate to get some help from an unexpected source. But just as Morgan gets close to the men he's hunting, he comes upon a ghost town nestled into a Rocky Mountain valley. For Morgan, the mystery of what happened to the town and of a deadly spirit that haunts it, has to take second fiddle to what's brought him this far. Determined to free his son, he'll face his enemies in this godforsaken place, where amidst the ghosts, the gunfighters and the gunsmoke, he'll make sure the killing is real.

In California Frank Morgan nearly found a home. But now he's pulled up stakes and hit the road again, aiming to reach the high desert of Arizona. For Frank, the plan changes when he steps into a saloon in a dusty boom town called Los Angeles. That's where he learns that his nemesis, Val Dooley, has found a new business: the selling of young women into prostitution, with the victims as young as 12 years old and the survivors ending up drugged and beaten. Frank wastes no time tracking his enemy, traveling from California to New Mexico and West Texas. What he doesn't know is that Val Dooley has been waiting for him all along: for one last chance to bring the last gunfighter down—in a hail of lead…

Frank Morgan, a gunfighter known to many simply as “the Drifter”, finds himself adopted by man's best friend and by a wide-eyed young fortune-seeker who seems to have more talent for finding trouble than gold. Two vicious outlaw gangs have kidnapped Frank's own son to lure him into a trap, providing the Last Gunfighter with his latest deadly challenge.

Bordered by the Blackfeet Reservation to the north and mountain ranges to the east and west, Cutthroat County is seven-hundred glorious square miles of Big Sky grandeur. For generations, the Maddox and Drew families have ruled the county-often at odds with each other. Today, Ashton Maddox runs the biggest Black Angus ranch in the country, while County Sheriff John T. Drew upholds the law like his forefathers did over a century ago. A lot has changed since the county was established in 1891. But some things feel straight out of the 1800s. Especially when cows start disappearing from the ranches . . . Residents and news media still recall a gun-blazing tale of the land-grabbing battles fought by Maddox's and Drew's ancestors. Meanwhile, their present-day descendants face a new kind of war that's every bit as bloody. Sheriff Drew's girlfriend/deputy is shot and seriously wounded in what appears to be a routine traffic stop. When Ashton Maddox's rival rancher's foreman is found murdered and a modern-day vigilante group hires a hard-drinking, publicity-hungry retired Texas Ranger to investigate, Drew and Maddox decide to do what their forefathers did so many years ago: join forces against a common enemy. Risk their skins against all odds. And keep the dream of Montana alive for generations to come . . .

Frank Morgan has drifted down to Idaho after a wild range war in Montana and his fame as a gunfighter is traveling fast and far ahead of him. With his face on the covers of newspapers and dozens of dime novels, he's got nowhere left to hide. And now It seems that gunning down a legend like Frank has become more than an obsession to some men—it's a high stakes sport. Bankrolled by rich and powerful men from the East, a dozen skilled killers have finally gotten what they wanted: the elusive Frank Morgan in their sights. But Morgan is deadliest when he's cornered-and he'll be damned if he dies for any man's greed...

USA Today best-selling author of the Mountain Man series, William W. Johnstone is a favorite among listeners hungry for a sizzling taste of the Wild West. Frank Morgan, legendary gunslinger, is looking for a little peace and quiet. But his respite is cut short when a man who is his look-alike begins harassing the townsfolk. Mistaken for the hooligan, he is thrown in jail. But not even iron bars can hold Frank Morgan, especially when he's bent on revenge. Recorded Books also offers The Burning (W1005) and Rescue (W1001).

USA Today best-selling author William W. Johnstone has sold more than 10 million copies of his Last Gunfighter novels. Each story in the series is loaded with the colorful characters and raging gunplay that made the American West infamous. In The Burning, Frank Morgan has just settled in Montana when the frontier erupts in violence. The ranchers are determined to drive the settlers away from the land by any means necessary. Desperate, the settlers turn to Frank, who knows a thing or two about surviving a firefight.

USA Today best-selling author William W. Johnstone has been a leading writer of Western fiction for more than 25 years. With over 10 million copies in print, the popular Last Gunfighter series chronicles the old West and the men who defined it with their bravado, six-shooters, and fists. Frank Morgan returns for another blazing tale of frontier justice. The sheriff in Parker County has issued an arrest warrant for Morgan for murder. Now, a lone manhunter has ridden far and hard to take him down.

William W. Johnstone is the USA Today best-selling author of more than 125 books, with 10 million copies in print. Johnstone writes about the American frontier and the trials and tribulations of its settlers. The Last Gunfighter series has been especially popular with Western fans throughout the country. In No Man's Land Frank Morgan, a greatly feared and greatly admired gunslinger, comes to Oklahoma, a lawless territory, with only Dog, his horse Stormy, and his reputation. He's itching for a fight, but will he be able to find any pardners in this seemingly God-forsaken land?

William W. Johnstone is a USA Today best-selling author. The Last Gunfighter series has entertained fans with rousing stories of the gritty, fearless men who tamed the West. Frank Morgan's reputation as a gunslinger has made him a magnet for trouble. Everywhere he goes, young men feel the need to challenge him and end up paying with their lives. But when one duel ends in disaster-an innocent young woman is shot-Frank's relationship with his best friend, Ranger Tyler Beaumont, is shattered. Can Frank and Tyler repair their friendship in time to save a once quiet town from a threatening outlaw gang?

Kansas doesn't want it. Neither does Texas. The 35-mile wide strip of land destined to become the Oklahoma panhandle is a place unlike any other on the frontier: with no laws, no rules and a powerful attraction for killers, looters and fugitives. Frank Morgan, a gunfighter feared by all and hated by some, has been warned to stay the hell out of "the strip." But warnings never did work well on Morgan. So when an ambush robs him of his heart's desire and nearly takes his life and his would –be murderers take refuge in the strip, the die is cast. All he lacks is an ally—in a place where outlaw dreams come true and killing Frank Morgan is every outlaw's dream…

Outlaws had smashed his life, left his wife dying and carried off his son. Now all Frank Morgan wants is to hang up his guns and settle down in peace. But all that changes when he rides into the middle of a Montana range war, where a valley has been ripped apart by hatred and fears...and where his legend proves to be as dangerous as his gun. The blood of innocent men, women and children has been shed. On one side is a small army of ranchers; on the other a stubborn band of farming families. With each side suspecting that the other brought in Frank Morgan, the gunman's reputation fans the flames of war. But a strange thing happens to a man who has been living a wanderer's life. In a battle that's not his, Frank must choose a side, make a stand and be willing to die for a place some people will call home...

USA Today best-selling author William Johnstone has millions of copies of his smash hit Mountain Man series in print,including Warpath of the Mountain Man. Making his way through California with his faithful companion, Dog, Frank Morgan joins a family traveling south to start a new life. Everything changes when a vicious pack of outlaws raids their party, stealing the women and nearly killing Frank. He knows Val Dooley's gang is behind the kidnappings, and he vows revenge. Audie winner George Guidall's narration perfectly complements this tale of hot lead and revenge.

Popular chronicler of the American West, William W. Johnstone returns with a stirring tale of legendary shootist Frank Morgan. With his Winchester blazing, Morgan races to rescue Cecil and Ben Tolliver from 20 thundering banditos. When his rifle runs dry, Morgan draws his trusty Colt and drops enough desperados to scatter the rest. Does Don Felipe Almanzar lead these marauding vaqueros, as rancher Tolliver believes? Or do they follow the terrifying Black Scorpion?

When Frank Morgan sets up camp in a lush valley in Montana, the last thing he expects to see is fires lighting up the night sky as fields, farms and homes are torched by gunslicks hired by two powerful ranchers. For the ranchers, the battle lines have been drawn in the form of newly settled farmland that's cutting through the ranges, separating cattle from grazing land and water. But the settlers are breaking no law and no one is going to prevent them from building their homes and becoming a real town—until the two biggest ranchers turn to vicious mercenaries who won't stop killing until they run out of bullets-or someone kills them. Now, Frank Morgan finds himself taking gun in hand once more to help folks who desperately need it. Having fought his way across the frontier, he knows his days are numbered—but anyone fixing to kill the last gunfighter had better be ready to die.

With his legend dogging him everywhere he goes, Frank Morgan longs for a place to settle down. His choice is a remote corner of untamed Northern California, a land of towering trees and rugged hills. But for Frank, the haven is a hell. A man who is his exact look-alike has been terrorizing the local population and when the townspeople get their hands on Frank, a hangman's rope is sure to follow. If he's going to be taken for an outlaw, Frank Morgan is going to act like one. Busting out of jail with a six-gun and a plan, he's leaving this paradise behind—and won't come back until he's planted a killer in the ground...

On the border between Mexico and Texas, Frank Morgan is caught between two warring ranchers, men who speak different languages but share the same stubborn courage—and are both being terrorized by a raider called the Black Scorpion. Texas Rangers are struggling to bring law and order to the chaos. But as the air is split by the sound of gunfire and men and women die, Morgan starts to see a different picture—and even comes face to face with the Black Scorpion himself. Suddenly, amidst deceptions, double-crosses and secret liaisons, the Last Gunfighter has become the next renegade. And in this war, Frank Morgan's worst enemies are wearing their own kind of masks—and killing in plain sight...

For Frank Morgan, a reunion with his estranged son brings back bittersweet memories of another time and place. Conrad Morgan is an Eastern businessman trying to build a railroad through an untamed corner of New Mexico Territory. Even though Frank has revenge-hungry killers on his trail, his kin needs him now. So with a gun-toting, hard-loving beauty named Rebel by their side, father and son ride straight into a pitched battle with hired killers and furious Apache warriors. It's a firestorm more treacherous and evil than Frank Morgan has ever faced. Because a criminal mastermind is in the middle of it, waiting for a chance kill two Morgans for the price of one...

Business is booming in Chirichua Junction, on the edge of a great northern river basin. But with cattlemen lined up against sheep men, the land has turned into a war zone and the town constable is a dirty as they come. Fresh from a violent confrontation with a fellow manhunter, Frank Morgan is called to Chirichua Junction by his old Civil War commander - and arrives just as an angry rancher is taking the law into this own hands. Suddenly, good men and bad are poised to kill. And when the fight rages out of control and the line between right and wrong disappears, Frank Morgan is at his best: the last gunfighter delivering the last word - with hot lead and gunsmoke...

When iron clears leather, anything can happen. In Frank Morgan's case, a sudden duel with an assassin has left an innocent woman with a bullet in her back - and a friendship between Frank and a young Texas Ranger in tatters. Wanting to make up for his part in the tragedy, Frank rides to central Texas to help Ranger Tyler Beaumont put down the so-called Fence-Cutting War. But as big ranchers battle small ones, an outlaw gang has hellish plans of its own. Now, as an innocent town is threatened with annihilation, Frank must make his final stand on a hot Sunday in Texas - when the dying will say their final prayers...

William Johnstone has over a million copies of his popular Westerns in print. Rolling into the small town of San Remo, Frank Morgan and his faithful companion Dog bear witness to a violent range war. Frank gets drawn in deeper when he's recruited by one side against the other. Weary from a life of settling scores with pistols, Morgan sides with the townsfolk and reluctantly accepts their marshal's badge in the hopes of ending the bloodshed.

A perennial fixture of the USA Today best-seller list, Western author William W. Johnstone takes listeners back to the days of cowboys, outlaws, and hot lead. Thanks to a lucrative vein of silver, Buckskin, Nevada, has become a boomtown. As greedy, scheming forces converge on Buckskin, lawman Frank Morgan stands strong as the town's lone defense.

In this epic Western by USA Today best-selling author William W. Johnstone, the distinction between lawman and outlaw gets hazy once the gun smoke thickens. Frank Morgan, legendary gunslinger turned town marshal, has disguised himself as an inmate at Yuma Prison-hoping to root out a bank-robbing plot. But even the straightest arrow can bend when shot into a corrupt hellhole like Yuma.

William W. Johnstone's epic westerns brilliantly pit the courage of a man alone against the rugged landscape of frontier America. Weaving actual historical characters and events with hoof-pounding suspense, Johnstone's new Frank Morgan adventure finds the West's last gunfighter facing his toughest enemy yet. When Frank Morgan finds there's a price on his head, there's only one thing to do—kill the man who put it there—and if he avenges the death of his beloved doing so, the sweeter the justice. But the trail of revenge hides many an ambush. From hired killers to hooded night riders, there's no rest for the last gunfighter, especially when a beautiful young trick rider needs his help. Guns blazing, the dust never settling, vengeance comes to a showdown in a Nevada ghost town, where an army of gunmen lies in wait...

In the Mongollon Rim country of Arizona, Frank Morgan walked into a blood feud between two powerful cattle barons. When the shooting stopped and the smoke cleared, Morgan had killed one of the men. Now, the dead man's family wants revenge and the surviving rancher wants to silence Frank Morgan forever. Suddenly, the last gunfighter is on his own against a devil's brew of murderous enemies. And amidst the lying and the killing is the beautiful young woman whose father Frank shot down—and one last thing worth dying to defend...

Acclaimed best-selling Western author William W. Johnstone returns to the action-packed life of quick-draw Frank Morgan. Just as Frank and his son begin to bond, a criminal mastermind designs an evil plan to kill them both. Harvard-educated businessman Conrad Browning is so desperate he hires his estranged father Frank to neutralize the trouble plaguing his New Mexico railroad line. As the unlikely pair rides to the remote railroad site, they outshoot vengeful bushwhackers and hostile Apaches. But when a gorgeous young lady stumbles into their camp one night, they soon find themselves under her disarming spell.

Entries in the Last Gunfighter series blast their way up best-seller lists and win new fans with each riveting adventure. In Sudden Fury, something monstrous is terrorizing loggers in the Redwoods. So when a timber baron puts a bounty on its head, all manner of miscreants come out of the woodwork, guns blazing, to score a quick buck. But Frank Morgan doesn't cotton to local superstition or misfiring buffoons-and he means to find out just what the Sam Hill is going on.

The Lucky Lizard is bad luck. Not that the Nevada mine is empty; it's full of silver. But the man who thinks he owns it fair and square is in for a very unpleasant surprise—a ruthless, hard driving Easterner named Dex Brighton shows up with a seemingly valid claim. Town marshal Frank Morgan has his suspicions and sends for some San Francisco legal eagles. They don't make it to Buckskin alive... Now, Morgan realizes that Dex Brighton from back East is straight from Hell—with an army of stone-cold killers waiting in the hills. For the town of Buckskin and the men and women caught in the wrong place at the wrong time, the battle now will be decided by lead, not law—with a final verdict written in blood...

Buckskin, Nevada, was once a boomtown, then died a peaceful death. But when a fresh vein of silver is struck, Frank Morgan lets himself get pinned with a tin badge at the worst possible time. It's not the petty swindlers, or the stray murderer or two that will give Morgan problems. Instead, Buckskin is heating up from a miners strike, industrial sabotage, a hostile state militia and an outlaw gang that decides the time is ripe for an all-out assault on the town. Its up to the last gunfighter to put out the fire that's stoking a murderous cauldron, as combined events reach a fatal boiling point...