Red Ryan and Buttons Muldoon work for the Abe Patterson and Son Stage Company.  Each trip brings more than these two men expect.  The series kicks off with Riding Shotgun, followed by Backstabbers, Bullet For A Stranger and A Quiet Little Town.  Each book has a self-contained tale and reading the books in order brings insight into character development and background.  Either way, the adventures these two stagecoach men get into make reading them pure fun and thrilling!

In the newest installment, the two are tasked with driving a stagecoach that is grey in color and thought to bring bad luck.  Ryan and Buttons are to take a troupe to Houston so they can showcase their act and perhaps sell something that one of the passengers has stolen from the Sicilian mafia.  Assassins are on the trail of the stagecoach to take back what was stolen and bring the woman who took it back to the boss.  Miss Erica Hall not only wants to show case her fan dance to a powerful man in Houston, but she also wants him to protect her from the assassins and maybe help sell the purloined merchandise.

The stage sets off on the frontier with Buttons handling the reins and Red riding shotgun.  The climax isn’t just the known folks after the stage and Miss Hall, it’s the unknown threats that always want to stop a stage!  If these two men from the frontier arrive in Houston, Ryan and Buttons may find themselves embroiled in more than they thought.I recommend the series simply to enjoy the interaction of Buttons Muldoon and Red Ryan with a host of various characters who ride the stagecoach.  It is a western that has the flair of the Old West, along with mystery, suspense and laughs.  Red Ryan and Buttons Muldoon are Irishmen who don’t take anything from anyone and are tough as nails.  I hope there are more novels with them coming from the pen of Johnstone!  Visit the website to see this series and many others that are ready for audiences to enjoy and share! (Written by LBJ)