Shoot or Cut Bait
- Authors: J A Johnstone, William W Johnstone
- Series: Book 2 in the Catfish Charlie series
- Genres: Western
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- Release Date: October 28, 2025
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About the book
The protagonist of the recently released New York Times bestseller, Catfish Charlie, has returned! After coming out of retirement, the former Texas Ranger ventures into outlaw territory to locate a missing stagecoach, a deputy in distress, and a desert teeming with murderers...
In between his attempts to catch the elusive catfish known as Bubba at the nearby pond, 'Catfish' Charlie Tuttle frequently spends time at the Lone Star Outpost with his close friend Deputy Brazos and the charming proprietor Julia Claire. Catfish harbors feelings for Julia, so he becomes quite anxious when she reveals her plans to travel by stagecoach to Tombstone, Arizona. The route traverses dangerous terrain, including a perilous valley infested with outlaws. Predictably, Julia's stagecoach fails to reach its destination...
Despite being outside of his jurisdiction in Arizona, Catfish teams up with Brazos and ventures into outlaw-infested territory in search of Julia. Before long, they encounter a group of rogue soldiers led by the unhinged Major Boneyard. It turns out Boneyard had hidden a cache of weapons aboard Julia's stagecoach, intending to exchange them with the Apache for gold. When their scheme is exposed, the soldiers capture Brazos, leaving Catfish to confront the situation solo, outnumbered, and outgunned. Nevertheless, Catfish remains undeterred in his mission to rescue his allies, even if it means crossing into Mexico and engaging in a fierce battle with the notorious El Serpiente, a ruthless revolutionary sporting a serpent tattoo beneath his left eye...
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