Hostile Territory (A Preacher & MacCallister Western)

The fifth thrilling Western adventure from the bestselling Johnstones featuring their most popular heroes-the rugged mountain man known as Preacher and the Scottish clan rancher Jamie MacCallister-back together in pursuit of hidden fortune that might be just a legend, but the bandits, bullets, and bloodshed they find are all too real . . .

Preacher and Jamie MacCallister search for a hidden fortune that might be just a legend-but the bandits, bullets, and bloodshed they find are all too real . . .

Jamie MacCallister remembers the Alamo-especially one brave frontiersman who died fighting there. Now the fallen veteran's granddaughter needs Jamie's help. She's found a letter written by her grandfather with a map to the spot where Alamo legend Jim Bowie supposedly hid a fortune in silver and gold. Jamie never believed the story. Countless treasure hunters had scoured the area and come up empty handed. But his friend's grandaughter is convinced it's hidden where no one has ever dared to search-deep in the heart of Comanche country . . .

There's no way Jamie will let this nice young lady venture into such hostile territory-not without his help. But they're going to need backup. Enter Preacher: easily the toughest mountain man in the West and, luckily, Jamie MacCallister's loyal friend. Together, they begin their journey at Fort Belknap, the farthest outpost of civilization-and the gateway to the barbaric Comancheria. In that deadly, untamed land the three will seek their fortune. But what they find is a cutthroat gang of outlaws, a bloodthirsty group of deserters, and a powerful tribe of Comanche warriors-who kill all trespassers on sight . . .

Johnstone men are national treasures. The only way to stop them is to plant them six feet under.

Readers Top Reviews

Abibliofob

Hostile Territory by William W. Johnstone and J.A. Johnstone is another book in the series with both Jamie MacCallister and Preacher. This time it's a treasure hunt into the Comancheria and I have a strong feeling that I have read this one before. It contains what it needs to be a good western but it is deja vu all over again. I must thank Kensington Books Pinnacle and Netgalley for the book.

badguybuster

I listened to it on audible and found it to be one of the better Ghost Written Johnstone books. His family should let this writer do ALL the books from now on as most have been mediocre

Jacqui Murray

I’m always up for a rollicking MacCallister and Preacher story, but Johnstone's Hostile Territory, #6 in the Preacher and  MacCallister Western series (Pinnacle 2023), started me out a little skeptical. Jamie MacCallister agrees to spearhead a treasure hunt for Hannah--a woman Jamie barely knew and who wasn't particularly likable--through an area which is about as dangerous as it comes, even for a Mountain Man. Jamie only agrees to go if Preacher goes, and Preacher only goes because he's bored and it sounds like fun (If you've read all the Preacher stories, this is a highly likely reason for Preacher). Add to that their Old West respect for women--Hannah was going to go regardless and neither of them could let her go without the best chance to survive.  I know. The plot is a bit weak, but I always love Preacher's adventures so I gave it a try. The expedition heads out, runs into lots of Indians and bad guys and then something they didn't expect (no spoilers). When I was finished, I realized that there is nothing more fun than riding the river with Preacher and Jamie MacCallister.

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