When the Lamont gang started throwing lead at Blake Durant, he fought back as best he could ... and then lit out fast. But the Lamont boys kept after him.
Why? He didn't know them, and as far as he was aware, they didn't know him, either. So why were they so determined to see him dead?
It was a puzzle that slowly began to make sense when he hit the nearest town. Something rotten was going on beneath the seemingly tranquil surface of this sleepy little community, and from the moment he arrived, Blake wasn't sure just who he could trust. Sheriff Wicker was a scared man trying to look brave. His son hero-worshipped him and wanted to prove himself as a deputy. Josh Tonkin ran a saloon and seemed to have the town's best interests at heart. Or did he? And finally there was the beautiful widow, Millie Borden, who wanted only peace ... and to snare a new man for herself.
When all hell finally broke lose, Blake's only ally turned out to be an outlaw who'd be just as happy to kill him!