When inquiring about cattle prices in San Antonio Eli and Casey find an arrogant underpricing cattle buyer as opposed to the $25 a head he wants to give $1.50 but when told how much cattle men have he raise is it to six dollars and even mention there’s enough money in the safe to buy it right then and there. The ranchers say they’ll think about it and leave the building but when stopping to discuss the options Casey figures out how much he would have to have in the safe to buy 3000 head of cattle on the spot and they decide this is a job for Elmer and Oscar. After staking out the cattle yard for a few days the men’s strike and head back to the DNT ranch. The job gained them thousands of dollars but it also got the attention of officer Colton Who was the rookie cop who spent months trying to search down the trail of Elmer and Oscar with no luck but now that they’ve had another siding of the elderly outlaws he’s going to attempt it again. Back on the ranch the men are happy to be home but are getting ready for the cattle run even though they’re not going to be having the cattle to Kansas they’re still going to meet them to sell their cattle like always nothing goes as planned for Eli and Casey and not only is what happens action packed but it’s also funny as hell! is Eli in Casey’s days numbered and will the rookie cop finally catch his men? These are my favorite Johnstone westerns and I look so forward to each book coming out in this one did not disappoint. They really have come up with the winner with elderly robbers not to mention the Johnstone wit and great plots all make for an awesome read. I totally enjoyed this book and highly recommend it I want to think Kensington books and that galley for my free Ark copy please forgive any mistakes as I am blind and dictate my review.

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.

The cover is terrific and sure is deceiving. There is very little gun play throughout the second entry of this series. This is a very over written replay of the first novel with a few alterations. The predictability makes the overwriting worse. I am reviewing the book by access via NetGalley.com.

The book is fine to read to follow the two main characters and their pursuer. The Robin Hood efforts are more logical that the first and the pursuer is revealed a good detective. The ending wraps the interaction of the trio well.

Thing is there is excessive expository. There was similar issue with the first volume, but that could be explained as the book establishing characters. This one just repeats and re-repeats actions needlessly. The constant food gathering and flirting gets irritating after the third occasion.
In other words, a good editor should have hacked this book to a more reasonable and readable 150 pages. Hope the third in the series is better.

At this point, readers could read this book and skip the first and be in the same spot.

Bottom line: i don't recommend this book. 4 out of 10 points.

This is a “Robin Hood” type story with two ranchers named Casey Tubbs and Eli Doolin of the D&T Cattle Company. In their alter egos of Elmer and Oscar they steal from the rich and crooked people to help those poor and downtrodden.

They disguise themselves as two down-on their-luck onl bums to do their robbing. No one suspects them except for an enterprising young Deputy US Marshal who is on the trail but they end up playing a game of wits. Will Deputy Colton figure out who is or who or will he continue to be stumped by these two gentlemen?

The story is pretty entertaining and he character development is well done. Not exactly your typical western story. Casey and Eli are not in the habit of killing anybody Utah the situation demands they are deadly shots. I’d recommend this as an different type of western but do “Nice Guys Finish Dead”? You’ll just have to read to find out...

Not everything is as it's supposed to be at the D&T cattle company. The owners have an alternative lifestyle, that of robbers Oscar and Elmer. Nice Guys Finish Dead by William W. Johnstone and J.A. Johnstone is a great funfilled western and it's actually book two in this series. I had some fun reading this one, it is definitely not a standard western and the characters are really great. In this book the heat is on the ageing pair of cowboys and the US marshall hunting them is not as wet behind the ears as his elders think. I must thank Pinnacle Kensington Books and Netgalley for letting me read this western.