I read this book but I did not care for it like I have with the other ones. For me, it just felt off and I am sure it was me and others who will enjoy this story we each have our own likes.

There is no such thing as a bad Johnstone western. Each series is built around main characters whose belief in the law and family is absolute, even if they've had to be reformed to get there. From Preacher, the original mountain man to the Jensen family to Perly Gates, to.....well, you get the point. Many times, characters from one series will show up in another as supporting hands. The communities are true to the era, clothing, guns, food and troubles are all what you'd find if you looked them up in the history books. No two stories are the same, each character or set of characters is unique and so are their stories. The writing is skillful, readers are pulled into the story and you will laugh and cry right along with the characters. I made the mistake of picking up a Johnstone western my uncle was reading. Ive been hooked ever since. Now I share them with my reading family and will continue as long as new Johnstones are released.

Slaughter of the Mountain Man is what I would expect from Johnstone's books. I loved it and am giving it four and a half stars.

would like to thank netgalley and the publisher for letting me read this book

smoke jenson the most famous gunfigher in the west who also happens to own a ranch, he never looks for trouble but it certainly finds him

in this book we find that smoke is selling off some of his prized bulls, but before it can get to its rightful owner someone tries to steal it off him....

smoke also come to the attention of a man who wants to be ruler of his own kingdom and he tries several times to have smoke killed, but its when smoke finds out that the president of the united states could be kidnapped that smoke comes up with a daring plan to unmask the scoundrel

a slightly different book to what we are normally use to but it always good to catch up with smoke and his family

William Johnstone's Jensen Family universe is one of the best fictional families in western lore. The extensive collection is broken down into several series, each dealing with a member of the Family. This one is Smoke Jensen, reformed outlaw (kinda), family man, adopted (kind of) son of the mountain man Preacher (the patriarch of the Jensen Family). Smoke is moral, hardworking, a family man who can morph into superhero when necessary. I have never read a book in this series I didn’t devour.

Having said that, though, this one, Slaughter of the Mountain Man (Kensington Books 2022), was was a bit predictable at times. There weren't as many surprises or clever twists as I usually find which may be because I've read about fifty books in this extended series.

Don’t get me wrong. I’m still reading the next book.

Slaughter of the Mountain Man was a bit of a wild and far-fetched story. The plot unfolds with Clemente Pecorino, a disgraced college professor, getting fired for plagiarizing someone else's work. He then moves on to becoming a revolutionary, working to carve out for himself a kingdom within the boundaries of the United States, with himself as dictator and ruler. Using a band of criminals as his soldiers, Pecorino robs banks to obtain funds to fuel his revolution. His next step then becomes plotting to kidnap the President and his party, who are at that time taking a tour of the western states. Pecorino hopes to coerce the government into acknowledge his revolution... It's up to Smoke Jensen and his friends Perley and Cal, who are out on a business trip, to put an end to Pecorino's madness.

This was an ok read, an interesting, if far-fetched tale. But I most enjoy when Smoke is out hunting someone and bringing them to justice using his skills honed from years of experience in the outdoors, or setting up traps for the unwary criminal, and this book didn't really deliver that.

A Smoke Jensen western packed with new adventures and villains. What I like most about Johnstone westerns is that although somewhat predictable, I enjoy their writing style, characters and stories of the wild west.

Thank you to NetGalley, and Kensington Books, Pinnacle for the advanced copy of Slaughter of the Mountain Man. #NetGalley #SlaughterotheMountainMan

Slaughter of the Mountain Man by William W. Johnstone and J.A. Johnstone is another good western about Smoke Jensen. This time he gets involved with a man who wants to be king over a part of the United States? We have the usual stuff about train robbers, bank robbers and on the other side Smoke who gets in the midst of all things crazy. It is as usual a good western and gives a couple of hours entertaining reading. I must thank @kensingtonbooks @netgalley #Pinnacle for giving me this advance copy and @williamw.j.a.johnstone for writing it. #NetGalley #Kensington #SlaughterOfTheMountainMan #WilliamWJohnstone #JAJohnstone #Western

I'm such a western fan, and Johnstone et al never disappoints! This is one of those series I hope never ends, its kind of my "guilty pleasure"! Thank you!

The Johnstone conglomerate (William and J.A.) have written another episode about Kirby “Smoke” Jensen in “Slaughter of the Mountain Man.” This story follows a well-beloved character – Smoke Jensen. There are a few interesting twists here as Smoke gets involved in several plots including one to set up a kingdom ruled by a king in the Western part of the country.

Add in a protective detail for President Hayes and his family and staff including General Sherman and this story has lots of disparate elements leading to a fun read. It follows the traditional western story development with a few extra twists thrown in to keep the suspense alive.

What is not different is that Smoke and his partners remain great shootists and dedicated to making sure that the West is a safe place for everyone- even a President that he did not vote for. This recognizes the basic goodness of this man who wants a place where people don’t have to live in fear or be great with the gun.

The evil, would be king, has a great plan that might have worked without a hitch except for Smoke’s intervention. Since no king likes to be thwarted it is obvious that Jensen and his crew need to be handled in a lethal way. Time will tell who wins this battle of wills and guns.

A good read that is most enjoyable, especially if you have read about Smoke before but even if this is the first story you have read about him, I suspect it will not be your last!