As Good as Dead

Smoke Jensen's Frontier

Now together in one omnibus for the first time, two unrelenting, action-packed tales about the greatest gunslinger to ever ride the Wild West.

Strike of the Mountain Man

In Colorado Territory, Smoke Jensen is trying to live at peace. Then a tinhorn named Puddle enters his valley—and unleashes a hellstorm of a range war. The Mountain Man's former neighbor, Humbolt Puddle, left his crumbling six-hundred-acre ranch to his only living heir, just as a greedy and ruthless cattle baron is circling the Humbolt ranch like a ravenous vulture. Poor, unsuspecting Puddle is walking into a death trap. But he's got the Mountain Man on his side . . .

Butchery of the Mountain Man

In Montana Territory, one name strikes fear and hatred in the hearts of the Crow Indians—John Jackson, better known as Liver-Eating Jackson. Consumed by grief and rage, the mountain man has brutally killed ten braves so far in his one-man war of vengeance against the Crow, who murdered his beloved wife. Smoke Jensen knows Jackson by another name—"friend." He's not sure to what extent the stories of Jackson's exploits are true, but he rushes to his old friend's aid—despite terrible odds.

©2025 William W. Johnstone, J. A. Johnstone (P)2025 Tantor Media

Last Trail of the best story ever told !!!

Just Wow !!! I'll have to ponder putting the right words together... In my opinion, The Johnstones and J.R. Turner are the best storytellers who bring stories to life like no one else I’ve ever had the pleasure of listening to in 70 years! Thank you all! This is definitely a story I'll be sharing around the campfire my own self!

Interesting listen

I wish for a fictional book it could have been a little more realistic, especially about the Indian facts. If you know very little about native Americans it will probably be a little more enjoyable. It’s interesting how the authors write about the Crow Indians, it’s almost comical. It’s basically just another western fantasy book by the same two authors. The best part about the book is the voice of the reader

very interesting 2 books

I love Smoke Jensen and often replay the books about the Jensen family.
Fantastic characters so well written that I learn something new about Smoke everytime I reread the books. Thank you J Rodney Temple for your excellent narration. You are indeed one of my favorites!

The story of John Jackson

I loved it all the story telling brought me to tears when they killed Clair and little Kirby

missing William J. Johnstone

The Smoke Jenson stories while still good it's easy to tell Mr. William Johnstone is no longer with us. One thing I noticed in this story of Smoke is that his children died in Europe. We know that in other books that his daughter Denise went back to the Sugar Loaf and this is the first I have read of her dying in Europe. Also the son returned to Little Rock as an Attorney. I had hoped there would have been more of the family Jenson stories.