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The Last Gunfighter Avenger (Wheeler Western)

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This was my first Johnstone western novel. I wanted to see if he is on the same scale with L'Amour and Kelton. His characters do not have the same heart as the other two authors. The main character, Frank Morgan, is a misunderstood gunman who is constantly attacked by assassins, wannabes, and other scumbags. It is beyond belief how many times Morgan is missed by his enemies' bullets. It's similar to Star Wars where the stormtroopers almost never hit their targets. All that aside, once you buy in to the premise that the hero is unstoppable, his adventures are quite interesting. He even attends the 1892 Chicago World's Fair and becomes briefly involved with Buffalo Bill Cody's Wild West review. If you love seeing the bad guys get their comeuppance, love flying fists, knives and bullets, then this is the book for you.

I find the Last Gunfighter series to be captivating and difficult to put down. Usually a must read to see what troubles beset Frank Morgan and how he handles them. Also, the references to the onset of civilization and how life was changing for people of that era and how it relates to present day.

IT'S A NORMAL WILLIAM JOHNSTONE BOOK. ENJOYABLE WESTERN ACTION. IF YOUR A

WESTERN BOOK FAN YOU'LL LIKE THIS ONE.