Unfortunately for them, it turned out that Conrad Browning was no ordinary man. And the murderers in question had every reason to believe that they would ride off into the sunset with Conrad’s money. However, they proceeded to kill his wife regardless.Īny other man would have been broken by the experience. Conrad did not hesitate to meet the demands of these mysterious foes. They took his wife and offered to give her back if Conrad paid them a significant sum. But then mysterious assailants came into Conrad’s life. More importantly, though, is the beautiful wife that makes Conrad’s home such a happy place.Ĭonrad thought that life as he knew it would proceed in the same charming fashion until he passed away comfortably in his bed as an old man. Even by the standards of the 1800s, his life is comfortable.įor one thing, the young man has a successful business that has ensured that he has access to every luxury he could ever want. When he is first introduced in ‘The Loner’, the first novel in the Loner series, published in 2009, Conrad is happy. Johnstone gives them exactly what they have been asking for: a fast-paced tale filled with plenty of gun violence and led by a hero with unrivaled shooting skills.įor other people, the Loner series is simply too clichéd, playing with so many overused tropes that the books become predictable.
The Loner novels are fairly straightforward Westerns. The books follow the exploits of a successful businessman who casts his wealth and privilege aside to get vengeance on the people that wronged him. Johnstone's series.The Loner is a series of Westerns written by J.A. Johnstone had lived for many years in Shreveport, Louisiana, yet died in Knoxville, TN, at the age of 65. He also authored two novels under the pseudonym William Mason. His main publication series were Mountain Man, The First Mountain Man, Ashes and Eagles and his own personal favorite novel was The Last of the Dog Team (1980). He wrote close to two hundred books in numerous genres, including suspense and horror. Johnstone started his writing career in 1970, but did not have any works published until 1979 ( The Devil's Kiss) and became a full-time writer in 1980. He later served in the Army and, upon returning to civilian life, worked in radio broadcasting for 16 years. He quit school when he was fifteen and worked in a carnival and as a deputy sheriff. His father was a minister and his mother a school teacher. William Wallace Johnstone was a prolific American author, mostly of western, horror and survivalist novels.īorn and raised in southern Missouri, Johnstone was the youngest of four children.
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