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Introducing a gun-blazing new series from the masters of the classic Western. Meet Jesse Derringer, troubleshooter for the Union Pacific Railroad. Where there's trouble, there's Derringer. And where there's Derringer, there's shooting... On the Fourth of July in 1867, the Union Pacific Railroad announced plans to... Read More
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Introducing a gun-blazing new series from the masters of the classic Western. Meet Jesse Derringer, troubleshooter for the Union Pacific Railroad. Where there's trouble, there's Derringer. And where there's Derringer, there's shooting...

On the Fourth of July in 1867, the Union Pacific Railroad announced plans to expand their line into the remote mountains of Dakota Territory. They chose a site near Crow Creek Crossing to be their headquarters and named it Cheyenne. Almost immediately, new residents began to arriveβ€”dreamers and schemers, drifters and grifters, good folks and bad. The owners of Union Pacific knew there'd be problems. Between settling disputes, laying down tracks, and keeping the peace, they'd need a troubleshooter. A reliable man of steely resolve. A concealed weapon...

His name is Derringer. Like the gun.

Arriving by cattle car with two of his beloved horses, Jesse Derringer is not your typical railroad employee. With the eyes of a scout, he looks for trouble before it becomes a problem for the construction crewsβ€”and sometimes starts trouble himself. Usually, he handles hot-tempered troublemakers with a cool head and steady hand. But then there are problems that are more complicated and it's Derringer's job to defuse themβ€”before they ignite a full-blown bloodbath.

Jesse Derringer is about to learn the true definition of trouble-shooting.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780786051366

Publisher: Kensington Publishing

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 26 August 2025

Country: United States

Imprint: Pinnacle Books,U.S.

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 105.0mm

Height: 171.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 320

About the Author

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. J.A. Johnstone learned to write from the master himself, Uncle William W. Johnstone, who 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, later going on to become the co-author of William W. Johnstone's many bestselling westerns and thrillers. J.A. Johnstone lives on a ranch in Tennessee and more information is at WilliamJohnstone.net.

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