A quiet prospector, Yancey, finds bonanza gold directly under a hospital run by nuns in a Colorado mining town. Soon, every ruthless operator in town is conniving to oust the nuns from their property and shut down the hospital. There is only Yancey and the sisters to resist the onslaught, but Yancey is a man to be reckoned with, and the nuns have their own remarkable strengths. And they have courage in the face of overwhelming adversity.
This novel won a Spur Award from Western Writers of America, under a different title, Vengeance Valley. The author has restored the original title in this edition.