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Taylor Callahan, Circuit Rider
From the greatest western writers of the 21st century, William W. Johnstone and J.A. Johnstone, the first in a brand new series featuring one of the most unique heroes of the lawless West-a mysterious man in black who rides from town to town, delivering the word of God and hard-fought justice…his way.
MEET TAYLOR CALLAHAN, TRAVELING PREACHER.
In his younger days, Taylor Callahan didn't know right from wrong-and didn't much care either. As a Confederate bushwhacker, renegade outlaw, and all-around hellraiser, he gave the devil himself a run for his money. Most folks figured Taylor would end up swinging from a noose or shot dead in poker game. But somewhere along the road to perdition, he decided to change his wicked ways. To atone for his sins. And to fight the good fight-against the evil that men do…
So he became a traveling preacher.
But Taylor Callahan is no ordinary preacher. He rides the western circuit looking to help lost souls. But his mission of peace takes a violent turn when he enters the godforsaken town of Falstaff, Texas. Better known to locals as "False Hope," this one-time paradise has become a purgatory for homesteaders-thanks to a greedy rancher, corrupt mayor, and notorious confidence man. Even so, Callahan vows to keep his Colt .45 in his saddle bag. But when these lowlife devils pull out sticks of dynamite, a man has to do what a man has to do-before the whole town is blown to kingdom come…
MEET TAYLOR CALLAHAN, TRAVELING PREACHER.
In his younger days, Taylor Callahan didn't know right from wrong-and didn't much care either. As a Confederate bushwhacker, renegade outlaw, and all-around hellraiser, he gave the devil himself a run for his money. Most folks figured Taylor would end up swinging from a noose or shot dead in poker game. But somewhere along the road to perdition, he decided to change his wicked ways. To atone for his sins. And to fight the good fight-against the evil that men do…
So he became a traveling preacher.
But Taylor Callahan is no ordinary preacher. He rides the western circuit looking to help lost souls. But his mission of peace takes a violent turn when he enters the godforsaken town of Falstaff, Texas. Better known to locals as "False Hope," this one-time paradise has become a purgatory for homesteaders-thanks to a greedy rancher, corrupt mayor, and notorious confidence man. Even so, Callahan vows to keep his Colt .45 in his saddle bag. But when these lowlife devils pull out sticks of dynamite, a man has to do what a man has to do-before the whole town is blown to kingdom come…
Readers Top Reviews
Traveler46Doug Y.
Looking for something a little different? Might want to try “Taylor Callahan, Circuit Rider” by the William Johnstone group. The beginning of the book was sort of disjointed from this reader’s viewpoint. But it is focused on one man named Taylor Callahan. In his younger days, he was less than honorable in so many ways being a Confederate bushwhacker and general hell raiser. This attitude led him into some pretty bad escapades. Along the way to maturity, he seemed to find the right path and decided to atone for some of his evil past Hi atonement took the path of being an itinerant preacher or as it was called in those days, a circuit riding preacher. As his more religious self, he actually was able to bring some of his earlier strengths to play in solving more earthly problems with a religious view. There are several inter-related stories taking place in a flea-bitten town best know and “False Hope” where a range war is close to breaking out. Callahan is able to leverage some of his old skills with his newly discovered religious ones to bring a semblance of peace. Will it last or are some things just not destined to be? Read this book to find out; after the first disjointed beginnings, it gets to be a real page turner and hard to put down.
