Where to Start with J.A. Johnstone
- Best entry point → Colter's Journey (Tim Colter)
- Start The Morgans series → The Morgans
- What fans keep coming back to → Devil's Badland (The Loner)
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Colter's Journey (Tim Colter)
Tim Colter • Book 1
by William W. Johnstone, J.A. Johnstone, Ken Jackson, Robbie Gay, Colleen Delany, Nora Achrati, Peter Holdway, Nanette Savard, Evan Casey, David Coyne, Bradley Smith, Dani Stoller, Richard Rohan, Michael John Casey, Matthew McGee, Rose Elizabeth Supan, Yasmin Tuazon, Christopher Graybill, Scott McCormick, Terence Aselford, Jacob Yeh, Bruce Alan Rauscher
Narrated by John McLain
★ 4.01 ABR Score (1.5K ratings)★ 4 Goodreads (2) ★ 4.64 Audible (1.5K) -
The Morgans
The Morgans • Book 1
by William W. Johnstone, J.A. Johnstone
Narrated by George Guidall
★ 3.99 ABR Score (729 ratings)★ 4.35 Goodreads (503) ★ 4.51 Audible (226)More about this pick
George Guidall's gravelly narration transforms this father-son gunslinger tale into pure Western noir—his voice commands every tense standoff like he's been waiting his whole career for material this hard-boiled.
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Preacher's Rage
First Mountain Man [Dramatized Adaptation] • Book 25
by William W. Johnstone, J.A. Johnstone, Jacob Yeh, David Jourdan, Richard Rohan, Chris Genebach, Scott McCormick, Michael Glenn, Peter Holdway, Ken Jackson, Evan Casey, Andy Clemence, Terence Aselford, Nora Achrati, Rose Elizabeth Supan, Matthew Bassett, Patrick Bussink, Bradley Smith, Eric Messner, Thomas Keegan, Michael John Casey, Mort Shelby
Narrated by full cast, Mort Shelby, Bradley Smith, Peter Holdway, Michael Glenn, Chris Genebach, Nora Achrati, David Jourdan, Terence Aselford, Evan Casey, Jacob Yeh, Scott McCormick
★ 3.73 ABR Score (32 ratings)★ 5 Goodreads (1) ★ 4.9 Audible (31) -
Devil's Badland (The Loner)
Loner • Book 2
Narrated by full cast, Terence Aselford, Eric Messner, Elizabeth Jernigan, Kimberly Gilbert, Dan Stevens, Michael Glenn, Ren Kasey, Yasmin Tuazon, Steven Carpenter, Thomas Keegan, Joe Brack
★ 3.93 ABR Score (598 ratings)★ 4.36 Goodreads (573) ★ 4.84 Audible (25)More about this pick
A full-cast dramatization that transforms a revenge western into something closer to a radio play—the ensemble cast makes every confrontation crackle with tension you won't get from a single narrator.
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Frontier America : Preacher and MacCallister 1 (Preacher and MacCallister)
Preacher & MacCallister • Book 1
by William W. Johnstone, J.A. Johnstone
Narrated by Bradley Foster Smith, Evan Casey, Jacob Yeh, Michael John Casey, Mort Shelby, Nora Achrati, Richard Rohan, Scott McCormick, John Kielty, Robb Moreira, Mike Carnes
★ 3.66 ABR Score (30 ratings)★ 4 Goodreads (2) ★ 4.68 Audible (28)More about this pick
Mountain man Preacher and Scottish rancher MacCallister unite as father figures caught between Crow tribes and new settlers in this Western crossover. Multiple narrators handle the ensemble cast.
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Preacher's Frenzy
First Mountain Man [Dramatized Adaptation] • Book 26
by William W. Johnstone, J.A. Johnstone, Zeke Alton, James Konicek, Jeff Baker, Chris Genebach, Mort Shelby, Christopher Graybill, David Coyne, Alejandro Ruiz, Shayna Small, Terence Aselford, Nora Achrati
Narrated by full cast, Mort Shelby, David Coyne, Chris Genebach, Nora Achrati, James Konicek, Alejandro Ruiz, Zeke Alton, Terence Aselford, Christopher Graybill, Jeff Baker, Shayna Small
★ 3.83 ABR Score (24 ratings)★ 4.83 Audible (24) -
Hard Ride To Hell : Family Jensen
Family Jensen [Dramatized] • Book 4
by William W. Johnstone, J.A. Johnstone, Mort Shelby, Thomas Penny, James Lewis, Richard Cutting, David Harris, Nora Achrati, Terence Aselford, Christopher Scheeren, Mark Halpern, David Jourdan, Barbara Pinolini
Narrated by full cast, Mort Shelby, Thomas Penny, James Lewis, Richard Cutting, David Harris, Nora Achrati, Terence Aselford, Christopher Scheeren, Mark Halpern, David Jourdan, Barbara Pinolini
★ 3.81 ABR Score (18 ratings)★ 4.94 Audible (18) -
Bad Men Die : Luke Jensen
Luke Jensen: Bounty Hunter • Book 4
by William W. Johnstone, J.A. Johnstone, Mort Shelby, Bradley Smith, Christopher Graybill, Nora Achrati, David Jourdan, Michael Glenn, Terence Aselford, Ken Jackson, Chris Davenport, Kimberly Gilbert, Tim Getman
Narrated by full cast, Mort Shelby, Bradley Smith, Christopher Graybill, Nora Achrati, David Jourdan, Michael Glenn, Terence Aselford, Ken Jackson, Chris Davenport, Kimberly Gilbert, Tim Getman
★ 3.68 ABR Score (21 ratings)★ 5 Goodreads (1) ★ 4.65 Audible (20) -
The Violent Storm : Will Tanner 7 (Will Tanner, U.S. Deputy Marshall)
Will Tanner • Book 7
by J.A. Johnstone, William W. Johnstone
Narrated by Chris Stinson, Christopher Graybill, Holly Adams, Matthew Bassett, Michael John Casey, Nazia Chaudhry, Nora Achrati, Terence Aselford, Zeke Alton, Ryan H. Reid, Mike Ciporkin
★ 3.77 ABR Score (16 ratings)★ 4.88 Audible (16) -
Red River Vengeance (Dramatized Adaptation): A Perley Gates Western
Perley Gates Western • Book 5
by J.A. Johnstone, William W. Johnstone, Full Cast, Peter Stanley, Jonathan Sleep, Nick DePinto, Elizabeth Jernigan, Danny Gavigan, Jacob Yeh, Chris Stinson, Ken Jackson, Rayner Gabriel, Terence Aselford, Nora Achrati
Narrated by full cast, Peter Stanley, Jonathan Sleep, Nick DePinto, Elizabeth Jernigan, Danny Gavigan, Jacob Yeh, Chris Stinson, Ken Jackson, Rayner Gabriel, Terence Aselford, Nora Achrati
★ 3.63 ABR Score (4 ratings)★ 4.75 Audible (4)More about this pick
Full-cast dramatization captures all the gunslinger action as Perley Gates races against apocalyptic outlaws who've taken a hostage after robbing Paris, Texas.
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The Devil's Crossing
Preacher & MacCallister • Book 4
by William W. Johnstone, J.A. Johnstone, Danny Gavigan, Lamont Ridgell, Bradley Foster Smith, Mort Shelby, Mike Carnes, Rayner Gabriel, Nora Achrati, Kay Eluvian, James Konicek, David Jourdan, Michael Glenn
Narrated by Mort Shelby, James Konicek, LaMont Ridgell, Mike Carnes, Kay Eluvian, Bradley Foster Smith, Rayner Gabriel, Michael Glenn, David Jourdan, Danny Gavigan, Nora Achrati
★ 3.53 ABR Score (5 ratings)★ 3 Goodreads (1) ★ 4.5 Audible (4)More about this pick
Oregon Trail wagon trains face ruthless outlaws in this Western where justice comes from gun barrels. The full cast handles multiple character perspectives across frontier violence.
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