Best J.A. Johnstone Audiobooks

The best audiobooks by J.A. Johnstone — 14 titles spanning Historical Fiction, Thriller, averaging 3.72 ABR stars.

J.A. Johnstone's highest-rated audiobook in our collection is The Morgans, narrated by George Guidall (3.98 ABR stars). Browse the full list below.

Where to Start with J.A. Johnstone

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    The Morgans

    The Morgans • Book 1

    by William W. Johnstone, J.A. Johnstone

    Narrated by George Guidall

    3.98 ABR Score (726 ratings)
    ★ 4.35 Goodreads (503) ★ 4.5 Audible (223)
    7h 1m listening time • Released 2021

    George Guidall's gravelly narration transforms this father-son gunslinger tale into pure Western noir—his voice commands every tense standoff like he's been waiting his whole career for material this hard-boiled.

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    Devil's Badland (The Loner)

    The Loner • Book 2

    by J.A. Johnstone

    Narrated by full cast, Terence Aselford, Eric Messner, Elizabeth Jernigan, Kimberly Gilbert, Dan Stevens, Michael Glenn, Ren Kasey, Yasmin Tuazon, Steven Carpenter, Thomas Keegan, Joe Brack

    3.93 ABR Score (598 ratings)
    ★ 4.36 Goodreads (573) ★ 4.84 Audible (25)
    5h 26m listening time • Released 2020

    A full-cast dramatization that transforms a revenge western into something closer to a radio play—the ensemble cast makes every confrontation crackle with tension you won't get from a single narrator.

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    Hard Ride To Hell : Family Jensen

    by William W. Johnstone, J.A. Johnstone, Mort Shelby, Thomas Penny, James Lewis, Richard Cutting, David Harris, Nora Achrati, Terence Aselford, Christopher Scheeren, Mark Halpern, David Jourdan, Barbara Pinolini

    Narrated by full cast, Mort Shelby, Thomas Penny, James Lewis, Richard Cutting, David Harris, Nora Achrati, Terence Aselford, Christopher Scheeren, Mark Halpern, David Jourdan, Barbara Pinolini

    3.81 ABR Score (17 ratings)
    ★ 4.94 Audible (17)
    5h 40m listening time • Released 2020
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    Frontier America : Preacher and MacCallister 1 (Preacher and MacCallister)

    Preacher & MacCallister • Book 1

    by William W. Johnstone, J.A. Johnstone

    Narrated by Bradley Foster Smith, Evan Casey, Jacob Yeh, Michael John Casey, Mort Shelby, Nora Achrati, Richard Rohan, Scott McCormick, John Kielty, Robb Moreira, Mike Carnes

    3.66 ABR Score (30 ratings)
    ★ 4 Goodreads (2) ★ 4.68 Audible (28)
    5h 38m listening time • Released 2022
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    Colter's Journey (Tim Colter)

    Tim Colter • Book 1

    by William W. Johnstone, J.A. Johnstone, Ken Jackson, Robbie Gay, Colleen Delany, Nora Achrati, Peter Holdway, Nanette Savard, Evan Casey, David Coyne, Bradley Smith, Dani Stoller, Richard Rohan, Michael John Casey, Matthew McGee, Rose Elizabeth Supan, Yasmin Tuazon, Christopher Graybill, Scott McCormick, Terence Aselford, Jacob Yeh, Bruce Alan Rauscher

    Narrated by full cast, Ken Jackson, Matthew McGee, Robbie Gay, Peter Holdway, Evan Casey, Nora Achrati, Bruce Alan Rauscher, Christopher Graybill, Richard Rohan, Scott McCormick, Colleen Delany

    3.64 ABR Score (28 ratings)
    ★ 4 Goodreads (2) ★ 4.62 Audible (26)
    4h 45m listening time • Released 2020
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    Red River Vengeance (Dramatized Adaptation): A Perley Gates Western

    Perley Gates Western • Book 5

    by J.A. Johnstone, William W. Johnstone, Full Cast, Peter Stanley, Jonathan Sleep, Nick DePinto, Elizabeth Jernigan, Danny Gavigan, Jacob Yeh, Chris Stinson, Ken Jackson, Rayner Gabriel, Terence Aselford, Nora Achrati

    Narrated by full cast, Peter Stanley, Jonathan Sleep, Nick DePinto, Elizabeth Jernigan, Danny Gavigan, Jacob Yeh, Chris Stinson, Ken Jackson, Rayner Gabriel, Terence Aselford, Nora Achrati

    3.63 ABR Score (4 ratings)
    ★ 4.75 Audible (4)
    6h 37m listening time • Released 2024
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    The Lawless (Kerrigans)

    The Kerrigans • Book 2

    by William W. Johnstone, J.A. Johnstone, Matthew McGee, Tim Getman, Matthew Bassett, Tony Nam, Steve Wannall, Jefferson A. Russell, Chris Genebach, Paul Reisman, Thomas Penny, Helen Pafumi, Steven Carpenter, Michael John Casey, David Jourdan, Lise Bruneau, Tim Pabon, Eric Messner, Tia Shearer, Christopher Walker, Robbie Gay, Colleen Delany, Chris Davenport, Nora Achrati, J.W. Rone, Bradley Smith, Michael Glenn, Dani Stoller, Dylan Lynch, Christopher Graybill, Dawn Ursula, Thomas Keegan, Terence Aselford, Bob Payne, Andy Brownstein, Nick DePinto, Elizabeth Jernigan

    Narrated by full cast, Colleen Delany, Helen Pafumi, Bob Payne, Nora Achrati, Matthew McGee, Michael Glenn, Chris Genebach, Bradley Smith, Jefferson A Russell, Terence Aselford, Lise Bruneau

    3.55 ABR Score (7 ratings)
    ★ 4.5 Goodreads (2) ★ 4.8 Audible (5)
    5h 4m listening time • Released 2020
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    The Devil's Crossing

    Preacher & MacCallister • Book 4

    by William W. Johnstone, J.A. Johnstone, Danny Gavigan, Lamont Ridgell, Bradley Foster Smith, Mort Shelby, Mike Carnes, Rayner Gabriel, Nora Achrati, Kay Eluvian, James Konicek, David Jourdan, Michael Glenn

    Narrated by Mort Shelby, James Konicek, LaMont Ridgell, Mike Carnes, Kay Eluvian, Bradley Foster Smith, Rayner Gabriel, Michael Glenn, David Jourdan, Danny Gavigan, Nora Achrati

    3.52 ABR Score (5 ratings)
    ★ 3 Goodreads (1) ★ 4.5 Audible (4)
    5h 40m listening time • Released 2023

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