Thai notices one too many strays on the Circle P ranch. When he goes to rescue one and finds himself sinking in a bogg he sees two men watching and not doing anything to assist him. After Ty passes out it is his son Matt who rescues him it will not be his last run-in with these two owl hoots they are part of the gang ran by a guy named Raise Cooper their initial outlawing where as cattle rustlers but Cooper is waiting on his friend Dexter to come with the plans to rob the bank in Cutbank. All the local ranchers have put in to build a railroad so they don’t have to carry their herds for hundreds of miles it will save both time and money and the outlaws I have heard all about it and want it. The lawbreakers or the only thing Ty is worried about at the moment his son Greg is obsessed with the sunset kid A hero out of the dime store magazine and when Greg finds out about the outlaws he wants to do something to help catch them. Like most boys who are at the cusp of being a man he will have a few fumbles but in the end he just may prove he is just as brave and courageous as his dad Ty Branigan. Will Ty and the other ranchers lose their money? They’ll also have to deal with the sheriff from Cutbank who is an arrogant money Grubber and has no experience in up holding the law but wants all the glory and he cannot stand Ty and sword knife sheriff Chris who is also Tays best friend. This is another great western out of Johnstone country and the Thai Branigan series I love these books especially the ones with the Branigan family I believe them and the Jensens are my favorite Siri‘s as I said I love these books and highly recommend them this is a definite five star read it is action packed interesting and keeps you on the edge of your seat. I want to thank Kensington books and net galley for my free art 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 Brannigan name stands for integrity and the willingness to fight for what is right. In A MONTH OF DOOMSDAYS, the Branningans will team up with like minded men to save their town from a threat to their very way of life.

The third entry in the Brannigan series has me believing this is the weakest series currently being written out of the Johnstone Clan. This one does have a good plot of standard western characters. The story is good to follow, but the family inclusion feels as if shoved into the plot. Much as the last two books did.

The characters are all bumbling about and no one seems to have a keen view of what they are doing. Having a 15 year old as the focus helps a bit, as 15 year olds tend to bumble about anyway.

The writing devise of having no one listening to the kid is too obvious. All to, seemingly, prolong, or pad, the story. Thing is, when realization dawns to characters it is too quickly embraced, resolved and done.

There are also far two many melodramatic, emotional elements dropped in that are out of place.
Still a good tale and the 15 year central figure is well presented.

Bottom line: I recommend this book. 5 out of ten points.

Johnstone's third installment from their Brannigan's Land series, A Month of Doomsdays, was an action packed Western. I enjoyed it. Five stars.

Rustlers and bank robbers. Lost little girls. Interesting
Thanks to NetGalley for the ARC and the publisher Kensington.

Brannigan's Land is a rather new series from William W. Johnstone and J.A. Johnstone. A Month of Doomsdays is the title of the third book in this series and I actually don't know if I will read anymore of these. I find the interaction between the characters in the family strange and Ty the father and ex lawman clumsy. He just stumbles around and it's the kids in the family that solves the problems many times. It is a western and I love those but my time reading is limited. Thanks to Pinnacle, Kensington Books and Netgalley for letting me read this one.

This was another great entry in the Brannigan's Land Western series, it does everything that I was looking for from the Johnstones. It had the same great writing style that I enjoy from the authors. It works well in the Western genre and I was engaged with the story. The characters felt like they belonged in the story and I enjoyed every part of the read. It leaves me wanting to read more from the authors and am glad I got to read this.

"He kissed her, then said, “Let’s find out how much wild is left in this old man after the day I’ve had.” They stood. Ty hesitated. Greg had come in from finishing his chores and stood in the doorway, looking like he was going to explode if he didn’t get something said. “Pa, I need to talk. About what I saw this evening, just about when you were shooting it out with those rustlers.”

Follow the Brannigan family in this very interesting read novel. While the patriarch, Ty, is a focus, there is a lot of focus on Greg, the 15 year old son. But other family members are also involved in the action.

The story is about a gang with two distinct goals—one rustling and the other bank robbery. The problem with the gang’s relationships if that there is a lot of dissension and not particularly good leadership. This is true even when a new desperado comes on the scene.

Add a sheriff who does not want to cooperate with neighboring law, a train track under construction (maybe), a family of females fleeing an abusive father/husband, along with more, and you soon have an involved story. A story that is fun to read and which keeps the reader glued to the book to determine who and what is the key for the next page. In this regard, it is a typical Johnstone book.

I would recommend this book to any reader and lover of Western stories.