Halfway to Hell

ISBN: 0786051426

Author: Johnstone, William W.

Condition: New

In this hot-blooded new series from the bestselling Johnstones, a small town deputy sheriff with nothing to do decides to go looking for treasure . . . and winds up with six cutthroat killers out for his blood.JOHNSTONE COUNTRY. GET TOUGH OR GET OUT OF THE WAY.As the deputy sheriff in a small Missouri town, Slick Parker Jones doesnt have much to do except get drunk and chase saloon girls. Life is pretty dull in Rorys Junction-until Slick sees the wanted poster for a notorious train robber.Parkers never met an actual outlaw before. Hes never faced any real dangers, to be honest. But when that wanted man staggers into Parkers nightly watering hole-half dead, with a hole in his gut and a bloody map in his hand-the young deputys life takes a wild turn . . . quite possibly fatal.It starts with the dying mans final words: The gold. Which leads Slick Parker to one conclusion: The map leads to the stolen gold from the outlaws latest, greatest train robbery. Instead of calling the marshal, Parker decides to hunt for the gold himself, earn his badge the old-fashioned way, and become the kind of lawman he always knew he could be. Theres just one problem. Parker isnt the only one searching for the gold. A vicious gang of six barbaric killers are looking for it, too-and theyre gunning for the man with the map.By the time Parker realizes what hes up against, its too late. Hes already halfway to hell. . . .