The Range Detectives

By: William W. Johnstone, J. A. Johnstone

Narrated by: John McLain

Length: 9 hrs and 46 mins

Publisher's summary

Johnstone Country: The good die young. The bad die younger.

From the best-selling masters of Western fiction comes two tough frontier detectives who solve the bloodiest crimes with bravado, brains, and bullets blazing....

Homicide on the range

A killer is on the loose in the Arizona Territory. One by one, Tonto Basin ranchers are being murdered for their livestock - and the Cattle Raisers' Association has hired two range detectives to catch the culprit.

From the looks of them, Stovepipe Stewart and Wilbur Coleman are just another pair of high-plains drifters. But with their razor-sharp detective skills and rare talent for trouble, they're the last remaining hope for one young cowboy who's been arrested for the murders. Stovepipe and Wilbur believe the boy is innocent.

In short order, the trail of clues leads to a secret canyon hideout, and the duo find themselves in the middle of an all-out range war - with the dirtiest gang of cutthroats, thieves, and outlaws the West has ever known....

There's just one mystery left to solve: How will they get out of this alive?

©2016 by J. A. Johnstone (P)2019 Blackstone Publishing

Range Detectives

The best part of the story was in the last few chapters, when the final reveal was being pulled together. It was still a very great surprise at the very end.

Nice easy listen.

Enjoyed this book. A nice easy listen. Some fun characters also made the sort more interesting.

Nice, clean story, like the old westerns

I enjoyed the story line, the lack of lots of gore, and the two detectives who stand for good against evil. Unlike another person, I enjoyed the narrator. His ability to change voices is fun, and since this was a story written in the John Wayne genre the voice was perfect. I like this series, and whoever really wrote it should be given credit and write more. People should know the ghost writers so they can be followed.

Love reading a good old western

Love reading a good old western. Two old timers solving detectives in Arizona in the late 1800s.

Easy to keep interested

I was pleased with the storyline and more so with the narration. A good combo kept me interested and made it difficult to turn off. Halfway through the story, I purchased the second book in the series so as to not miss a beat upon finishing.

Great read

Great story line will planed out Kept you wanting more would highly recommend this book

wonderfully crafted

Such a pleasant listen with solid a storyline. Narrorated to perfection with a smooth and confident delivery.

Whoo Hoo, A Thrilling Ride

Each page turner trying to figure out who the killer was a intense ride at every trail. Just when I thought who the killer was, I was wrong falling off my horse stun

The Range Detective

This is a good book This is a new series to me. I will definitely listen to book two.Stove pipe and Wilbur is range detectives. There funny and smart. This book holds your interest from start to finish. John McLain does an excellent job narration this book. He is the perfect person for this series. If this review is any help will you please click on the helpful link below. Thank you.

awesome narrator

I love John McClain's voice and his ability to give each character a voice of their own. The way he reads makes it fun to listen him!