Blake Durant needed a job, and when businessman Arthur Crofter offered to make him chief troubleshooter for the railroad he owned, Blake took it. At first he found the job boring and longed for the wide open spaces again. But then things got real interesting. A bunch of outlaws hit the train, stole the payroll it was carrying and damn'-near killed Blake in the process.
That made it personal.
Under suspicion himself, the man they called the Loner set out to prove his innocence and make sure the guilty paid in blood. His only ally was a broken-down, lovesick cowboy who'd taken to the bottle to forget his woes. Until he knew better, Blake had to view everyone else as an enemy ... including Crofter's beautiful secretary, Beth. Indeed, the Loner had a feeling that she might turn out to be the most deadly foe of all ...