Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rig Warrior | 1987 | J.A. Johnstone | Buy |
| 2 | Eighteen-Wheel Avenger | 1988 | J.A. Johnstone | Buy |
| 3 | Wheels of Death | 1988 | J.A. Johnstone | Buy |
| 4 | Knockdown | 2020 | J.A. Johnstone | Buy |
Rig Warrior is one of the more unusual entries in the Johnstone catalog. Instead of cowboys and gunslingers, this series follows a truck driver who doubles as a one-man justice squad on American highways. Think of it as a trucker vigilante story, with the protagonist using his big rig and his fists to take on criminals that the law can’t or won’t touch.
The series has a strange publishing history. The first three books came out in 1987 and 1988, starting with Rig Warrior and followed quickly by Eighteen-Wheel Avenger and Wheels of Death. Then the series went dormant for over thirty years before J.A. Johnstone revived it with Knockdown in 2020. That gap makes the fourth book something of a curiosity, picking up a concept from the Reagan era and dropping it into a modern setting. If you’re after straight-up action rather than traditional Western fare, this series delivers exactly what the title promises.