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Everybody Has a Gun

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JOHNSTONE COUNTRY. WHERE LIGHTNING STRIKES ANY PLACE IT WANTS. “The Fastest Gun in the Territory ” returns—and the ultimate showdown begins—in the latest, greatest Jon Gage adventure from the bestselling Johnstones . . . Like any gunslinger with a bloodstained past, Jon Gage needs to keep moving to stay alive. Too many people know the legend of “Texas Lightning”—and too many people want him dead. Trying to keep a low profile, he stops at a supply post in Utah Territory to stock up before hitting the trail. There, he meets a wagon train of farmers from Kansas doing the same. They seem like good, decent folks, but they’re about to make a very bad decision. The route they’ve chosen leads straight through the Chosen Valley. Which is like walking through the Valley of the Shadow of Death . . . Ruled by a notorious and powerful cult—known for their cruel and unusual punishments—the Chosen Valley is worse than a dead end. It’s a trap. Especially for a wagon train of farmers, who are easy targets in a brutal ambush by black-robed zealots. Alerted by the gunshots, Gage tries to help the farmers by donning a robe and infiltrating the cult. What he learns shocks him. The cult plans to kill the farmers, steal their supplies, and force their children into slave labor. Gage is not about to let that happen—even if has to take on the entire cult himself. Every one of them has a gun. But none of them are as fast—or as deadly—as Texas Lightning . . .
Language
English
Publisher
Pinnacle Books
Release date
July 29, 2025
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~8h readintermediateAction-packedGrittyTense

In the untamed American West, legendary gunslinger Jon Gage, known as 'Texas Lightning,' tries to maintain a low profile while constantly on the run from a bloodstained past. His journey takes an unexpected turn when he encounters a wagon train of innocent farmers in Utah Territory, who unwittingly choose a perilous route through the notorious Chosen Valley. This valley is controlled by a powerful and cruel cult that ambushes the farmers, planning to steal their supplies and enslave their children. Alerted by the violence, Gage infiltrates the cult, discovering their heinous intentions and realizing he must single-handedly confront the entire fanatic group to save the helpless settlers, even though 'everybody has a gun,' none are a match for his legendary speed.

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Justice vs. Lawlessness

The book explores the concept of justice in a frontier setting where official law enforcement is absent or ineffective. Jon Gage, 'Texas Lightning,' embodies vigilante justice, stepping in where no one else can or will, to right egregious wrongs committed by the lawless cult.

Good vs. Evil

This theme is central to the narrative, presenting a stark, unambiguous conflict between the virtuous, albeit flawed, hero Jon Gage and the utterly malevolent cult. The cult's actions—murder, theft, child enslavement—are painted as absolute evil, making Gage's violent response a clear triumph of good.

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