{"product_id":"the-backstabbers-9780786044344","title":"The Backstabbers","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eFIRST RULE OF JOHNSTONE COUNTRY: TRUST NO ONE\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNo one knows the dangers of driving a stagecoach better than Red Ryan. Especially when the passenger's a dead man, the payoff's a gold mine, and the last stop is death . . . \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eSECOND RULE: WATCH YOUR BACK\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cbr\u003eRed Ryan should've known this job would be trouble. The first stop is a ghost town--in a thunder storm--and the cargo is a coffin. But things start to look a little brighter when Red and his stage guard Buttons Muldoon deliver the corpse to a ranch run by the beautiful Luna Talbot--and her gorgeous crew of former saloon girls. Luna asks the boys to help them find the Lucky Cuss Gold Mine, using a map tucked inside the dead man's pocket. Buttons can't refuse a pretty lady--or the lure of gold. But Red has a feeling they're playing with fire. Especially when the map leads them straight into crossfire of a ferocious range war, a 400-pound load of pure evil known as Papa Mace Rathmore--and his backwoods clan of sadistic, kill-crazy hillbillies . . . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLive Free. Read Hard. \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWilliam W. Johnstone\u003c\/b\u003e is the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of over 300 books, including the series \u003ci\u003eTHE MOUNTAIN MAN; PREACHER, THE FIRST MOUNTAIN MAN; MACCALLISTER; LUKE JENSEN, BOUNTY HUNTER; FLINTLOCK; THOSE JENSEN BOYS; THE FRONTIERSMAN; SAVAGE TEXAS; THE KERRIGANS; and WILL TANNER: DEPUTY U.S. MARSHAL. \u003c\/i\u003eHis thrillers include\u003ci\u003e BLACK FRIDAY, TYRANNY, STAND YOUR GROUND, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eTHE DOOMSDAY BUNKER. \u003c\/i\u003eVisit his website at www.williamjohnstone.net or email him at dogcia2006@aol.com. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Being the all-around assistant, typist, researcher, and fact checker to one of the most popular western authors of all time, \u003cb\u003eJ.A. Johnstone\u003c\/b\u003e learned from the master, Uncle William W. Johnstone. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e He began tutoring J.A. at an early age. After-school hours were often spent retyping manuscripts or researching his massive American Western History library as well as the more modern wars and conflicts. J.A. worked hard--and learned. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Every day with Bill was an adventure story in itself. Bill taught me all he could about the art of storytelling. \u003ci\u003e'Keep the historical facts accurate\u003c\/i\u003e, ' he would say. \u003ci\u003e'Remember the readers, and as your grandfather once told me, I am telling you now: be the best J.A. Johnstone you can be.'\u003c\/i\u003e\"\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Pinnacle Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50641685381394,"sku":"9780786044344","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_2a48ae9d-e56f-4126-816e-c994c9f079c3.jpg?v=1733029929","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-backstabbers-9780786044344","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}