Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rattlesnake Wells, Wyoming | 2017 | J.A. Johnstone | Buy |
| 2 | Frontier of Violence | 2018 | J.A. Johnstone | Buy |
| 3 | Right Between the Eyes | 2018 | J.A. Johnstone | Buy |
Rattlesnake Wells, Wyoming is a town-based Western series set in a fictional frontier settlement in Wyoming Territory. Instead of following a lone drifter, the books build a community of recurring characters and pit them against the various dangers that roll through town. It’s the kind of setup that lets each book introduce a fresh conflict while keeping familiar faces at the center of the action.
The three-book series ran from 2017 to 2018. The opening novel establishes the town and its people, while Frontier of Violence and Right Between the Eyes raise the stakes with increasingly dangerous threats. J.A. Johnstone wrote these books with a strong sense of place, making Rattlesnake Wells itself almost a character in the story. Fans of Western fiction that gives equal weight to community and gunplay will find a lot to like here.