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    Cold-Blooded [Dramatized Adaptation]
    The Butcher of Baxter Pass [Dramatized Adaptation]
    Hell's Half Acre [Dramatized Adaptation]
    Audiobook series3 titles

    Hell's Half Acre Series

    Written by William W. Johnstone

    Narrated by A Full Cast, Brad Smith, Nick DePinto and

    2.5/5

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    About this series

    They call him "The Butcher of Baxter Pass," the notorious former Union General who massacred 200 Confederate prisoners just because he could! Now it's Sheriff Jess Casey's unenviable job to protect the bloodthirsty murderer from those who want him dead... pretty much everyone south of the Mason-Dixon Line!

    When the Butcher arrives in Fort Worth followed by the vengeance-hungry McNamara clan, Casey has to swallow his disgust and uphold the law... even if it means saving a mass murderer's hide!

    But it won't be easy. He's outgunned by a dozen ex-Rebel avengers who lost three of their kin to the Butcher and will shoot anyone who gets in their way. Unfortunately for them, Sheriff Casey is the one man who's brave enough -- and crazy enough to try and stop them...
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherGraphicAudio
    Release dateJun 1, 2019
    Cold-Blooded [Dramatized Adaptation]
    The Butcher of Baxter Pass [Dramatized Adaptation]
    Hell's Half Acre [Dramatized Adaptation]

    Titles in the series (3)

    • 1

      Hell's Half Acre [Dramatized Adaptation]
      Hell's Half Acre [Dramatized Adaptation]

      Hell's Half Acre [Dramatized Adaptation]

      William W. Johnstone
      3/5 - 1 rating
      3/5 - 1 rating

      "Stay the Hell out of Fort Worth." Those were the last words uttered by a dying man who was the boomtown's most recent sheriff. Rail-thin and half starved, desperate cowpuncher Jess Casey ignores the travel advice. Instead, Jess not only enters Fort Worth, he becomes the new sheriff, inheriting the body-riddled little slice of heaven called Hell's Half Acre, the wide-open, deadliest piece of real estate on the American frontier. Hell's Half Acre is home to Kurt Koenig and his gang-run empire of booze, prostitution, and wholesale slaughter. For Koenig, the only good lawman is a dead one, and he puts a pretty price on Jess Casey's head. For Jess Casey, that means war. Against him are the frontier's fastest draw and a host of murderous triggers. On his side are decades of rock-hard Texas living, a couple of ne'er-do-well deputies, and the good sense to do all his talking behind the barrel of a fast-blazing gun ...

      "Stay the Hell out of Fort Worth." Those were the last words uttered by a dying man who was the boomtown's most recent sheriff. Rail-thin and half starved, desperate cowpuncher Jess Casey ignores the travel advice. Instead, Jess not only enters Fort Worth, he becomes the new sheriff, inheriting the body-riddled little slice of heaven called Hell's Half Acre, the wide-open, deadliest piece of real estate on the American frontier. Hell's Half Acre is home to Kurt Koenig and his gang-run empire of booze, prostitution, and wholesale slaughter. For Koenig, the only good lawman is a dead one, and he puts a pretty price on Jess Casey's head. For Jess Casey, that means war. Against him are the frontier's fastest draw and a host of murderous triggers. On his side are decades of rock-hard Texas living, a couple of ne'er-do-well deputies, and the good sense to do all his talking behind the barrel of a fast-blazing gun ...

    • 2

      Cold-Blooded [Dramatized Adaptation]
      Cold-Blooded [Dramatized Adaptation]

      Cold-Blooded [Dramatized Adaptation]

      William W. Johnstone
      2/5
      2/5

      Bestselling Western writers William W. Johnstone and J.A. Johnstone introduce lawman Jess Casey, a rode-hard, stubborn, Texas cowboy with a knack for laying down the law—with a very fast gun… ONE DAY TO LIVE. SEVEN DAYS TO DIE. Sheriff Jess Carey and his oddball band of sidekicks have pulled off the impossible, taming Hell's Half Acre, the most lawless town in Texas, infamous for murder, mayhem, prostitution, and every random act of bloodshed imaginable. Now the no-good politicians in Austin have decided it's cheaper to dump hordes of criminals on Jess Carey's town than hanging ‘em. In one dreadful week it seems as if the gates of Hell have burst open. Freed outlaws, gunslingers, bandits, rapists, desperados, drifters and miscreants are roaming Hell's Half Acre—and Jess and his deputies are running out of bullets fast. As the fighting rages, some ruthless, powerful men see their chance to kill Sheriff Jess Carey and take the town for their own…

      Bestselling Western writers William W. Johnstone and J.A. Johnstone introduce lawman Jess Casey, a rode-hard, stubborn, Texas cowboy with a knack for laying down the law—with a very fast gun… ONE DAY TO LIVE. SEVEN DAYS TO DIE. Sheriff Jess Carey and his oddball band of sidekicks have pulled off the impossible, taming Hell's Half Acre, the most lawless town in Texas, infamous for murder, mayhem, prostitution, and every random act of bloodshed imaginable. Now the no-good politicians in Austin have decided it's cheaper to dump hordes of criminals on Jess Carey's town than hanging ‘em. In one dreadful week it seems as if the gates of Hell have burst open. Freed outlaws, gunslingers, bandits, rapists, desperados, drifters and miscreants are roaming Hell's Half Acre—and Jess and his deputies are running out of bullets fast. As the fighting rages, some ruthless, powerful men see their chance to kill Sheriff Jess Carey and take the town for their own…

    • 3

      The Butcher of Baxter Pass [Dramatized Adaptation]
      The Butcher of Baxter Pass [Dramatized Adaptation]

      The Butcher of Baxter Pass [Dramatized Adaptation]

      William W. Johnstone
      2/5
      2/5

      They call him "The Butcher of Baxter Pass," the notorious former Union General who massacred 200 Confederate prisoners just because he could! Now it's Sheriff Jess Casey's unenviable job to protect the bloodthirsty murderer from those who want him dead... pretty much everyone south of the Mason-Dixon Line! When the Butcher arrives in Fort Worth followed by the vengeance-hungry McNamara clan, Casey has to swallow his disgust and uphold the law... even if it means saving a mass murderer's hide! But it won't be easy. He's outgunned by a dozen ex-Rebel avengers who lost three of their kin to the Butcher and will shoot anyone who gets in their way. Unfortunately for them, Sheriff Casey is the one man who's brave enough -- and crazy enough to try and stop them...

      They call him "The Butcher of Baxter Pass," the notorious former Union General who massacred 200 Confederate prisoners just because he could! Now it's Sheriff Jess Casey's unenviable job to protect the bloodthirsty murderer from those who want him dead... pretty much everyone south of the Mason-Dixon Line! When the Butcher arrives in Fort Worth followed by the vengeance-hungry McNamara clan, Casey has to swallow his disgust and uphold the law... even if it means saving a mass murderer's hide! But it won't be easy. He's outgunned by a dozen ex-Rebel avengers who lost three of their kin to the Butcher and will shoot anyone who gets in their way. Unfortunately for them, Sheriff Casey is the one man who's brave enough -- and crazy enough to try and stop them...

    Author

    William W. Johnstone

    William W. Johnstone is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of over 300 books, including the series THE MOUNTAIN MAN; PREACHER, THE FIRST MOUNTAIN MAN; MACCALLISTER; LUKE JENSEN, BOUNTY HUNTER; FLINTLOCK; THOSE JENSEN BOYS; THE FRONTIERSMAN; THE LEGEND OF PERLEY GATES, THE CHUCKWAGON TRAIL, FIRESTICK, SAWBONES, and WILL TANNER: DEPUTY U.S. MARSHAL. His thrillers include BLACK FRIDAY, TYRANNY, STAND YOUR GROUND, THE DOOMSDAY BUNKER, and TRIGGER WARNING. Visit his website at www.williamjohnstone.net or email him at dogcia2006@aol.com.  

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