Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Flintlock | 2013 | J.A. Johnstone | Buy |
| 2 | Gut-Shot | 2014 | J.A. Johnstone | Buy |
| 3 | Kill or Die | 2015 | J.A. Johnstone | Buy |
| 4 | A Time For Vultures | 2016 | J.A. Johnstone | Buy |
| 5 | Hell’s Gate | 2017 | J.A. Johnstone | Buy |
| 6 | Pitchfork Pass | 2018 | J.A. Johnstone | Buy |
Sam Flintlock is a bounty hunter with an unusual upbringing and an even more unusual weapon. Raised in the mountains by an old trapper named Barnabas, he carries a vintage flintlock pistol alongside his regular firearms. He wanders the West collecting bounties and looking for his mother, who left him as a baby. The series mixes traditional Western action with a personal quest that gives Sam a reason to keep moving.
Six books were published between 2013 and 2018. The Flintlock series has a slightly darker, stranger tone than many Johnstone Westerns. Sam’s conversations with the ghost of old Barnabas add a supernatural edge, and the villains he faces tend toward the extreme end of frontier evil. Fans who like their Westerns with a bit of weirdness mixed in will find a lot to enjoy here.