I never get tired of reading one of William W. Johnstone's books wither it's his westerners or horror , because not matter what the book is or the story is I tend to get lost in them while I'm reading them .

This is not my first Johnstone western. I fell in love with Johnstone books and the Jensen family series several years ago and have followed them faithfully as the elders taught their children, who then taught their children, morals, manners and a huge sense of what is right and wrong. So it was no surprise with our Jensen accepts a bounty of $1.42 to find a young boy's wayward father. With shades of True Grit, the boy accompanies our hero. The journey will take them through some rough country where they meet up with some rough people. If you love westerns but have not read any of the many Johnstone titles, give yourself a treat and read this one. You'll be hooked for life!

I really enjoyed this book. I have been reading the Luke Jensen series for some time. This is by far my favorite. The characters were solid and the plot kept my interest. The only thing I did not like was the Black Castle, which seemed a little far fetched to be built in the Arizona Badlands around the late 1800s. Great story with an unexpected ending.

You always know what to expect when going into a Western. But they are still fun reads, anyway. This one was no different.
Pick up any William Johnstone book and you're assured of a good time.

1.42,that's the bounty offered.Luke Jensen's interest in such a low bounty gets him into a case full of danger,against a gang of ruthless killer's to help a kid save his father.Full of danger,and gunplay!Once again William Johnston gives a book full of action,and adventure!

Burning Daylight, book seven from the Luke Jensen: Bounty Hunter series, was a great read. I give it five stars.

In William W. Johnstone's Burning Daylight (Pinnacle 2019),  Book 7 in the Luke Jensen Bounty Hunter series, Luke Jensen is not your usual bounty hunter. He comes from a loving family, the members of which make up the Jensen Universe of fiction written by Johnstone. It includes three famous mountain men--Matt Jensen, Smoke Jensen, and Preacher (my favorite of all)--and two reckless twin nephews (from the series, Those Jensen  Boys!).

Becoming a bounty hunter wasn’t how Luke saw his life unfolding but he’s satisfied with it. In this episode, he ends up in a small Western town to turn in several dead outlaws for the bounty and comes across a homemade poster offering $1.47 and a almost new harmonica as bounty  for anyone who  will bring in Three-fingered Jack McKinney. When Luke investigates, he finds it's offered by a young boy and applies to his father who deserted the family some time ago, followed now by the seventeen-year-old son. The remaining mother and preteen boy are destitute and desperate. Luke is persuaded to take up the hunt with the promise that he will bring the older son back home but the father can be dead or alive or not there at all.

This like most Johnstone Westerns is excellent. I know when I’m reading a Johnstone Western because like good Arbuckles coffee, I just can't stop.

"Saw-toothed ridges jutted up and formed sheer canyon walls on either side of the winding trail. It was dangerous country,"

"People used to say you could load a Henry on Sunday and shoot it all week."

"...looked at him like a wolf casually regarding a lamb that he would get around to slaughtering later."

The settings are so richly drawn, the characters so intimate, it's like chatting with friends. If Johnstone keeps writing, I'll keep reading.

--reviewed on my blog August 30th

Bounty hunter Luke Jensen is smart, strong and compassionate despite his occasional bout of grumpiness. Red headed, stubborn Aaron is twelve years old going on forty and the best part of the story for me. The story takes us to the Arizonan badlands and some of the nastiest outlaws in the west. This book is filled with action and adventure and a good old time. This book is part of a series but can be read standalone.