Thunder of the Mountain Man is another excellent Smoke Jensen story. This one is from Smoke's earlier days though he is married to Sally and settled on Sugarloaf in Big Rock. A wealthy Easterner--Thaddeus Bolton--takes over the ranch next door to Smoke with his wife Emmaline and almost-adult daughter, intent on establishing the premiere cattle operation in the area. Though the man seems full of Eastern superiority with a wife suspiciously besotted by Smoke, he tries to be neighborly. This is tested early when rustlers attack area ranches and Smoke as well as other owners in the area try to set up a plan to stop the criminals before they cause problems for more of them. Bolton has his own plan to high gunslingers to protect the area and chase down the attacks.  No surprise things get complicated but with Smoke's trademark mix of intelligence and gun fighting skills, we readers are pretty sure it’ll all work out after we’ve had a lot of fun with the story.

Highly recommended for those who love classic westerns in general and the Jensen clan in particular.

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