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      HIS OWN KIND OF JUSTICE

      Rivers turned to Frenchy. “Couple of you boys wedge his right ankle under the outside tire of the trailer and hold him there.”

      “What are you going to do?” the Iranian’s red-haired, freckle-faced companion asked, a lilting brogue in his voice.

      Barry looked at him. “I’m going to see how Abdullah here likes life with his ankles crushed.”

      “This is America,” the Irishman said. “Here you have justice and courts and laws and procedures one must follow!”

      “No,” Barry softly corrected him. “Not here.” He pointed to the ground at his feet. “Here you got the Dog!”

       Look for these heart-pounding thrillers by William W. Johnstone and J.A. Johnstone, available wherever books are sold.

      KNOCKDOWN

      RIG WARRIOR

      WHEELS OF DEATH

      18 WHEEL AVENGER

      TRIGGER WARNING

      THE DOOMSDAY BUNKER

      BLACK FRIDAY

      TYRANNY

      STAND YOUR GROUND

      SUICIDE MISSION

      THE BLEEDING EDGE

      THE BLOOD OF PATRIOTS

      HOME INVASION

      JACKKNIFE

      REMEMBER THE ALAMO

      INVASION USA

      INVASION USA: BORDER WAR

      VENGEANCE IS MINE

      PHOENIX RISING

      PHOENIX RISING: FIREBASE FREEDOM

      PHOENIX RISING: DAY OF JUDGMENT

      RIG WARRIOR

      EIGHTEEN-WHEEL

      AVENGER

       William W. Johnstone

      PINNACLE BOOKS

      Kensington Publishing Corp.

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      Copyright © 1988 by William W. Johnstone

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      Contents

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