"When Dave Wall refuses to do Luke Lilavelt's dirty work any longer, Lilavelt makes good on his threat to reveal a secret from Dave's brother-in-law's past that could send him to prison or worse. Now Dave has to find a way stop Lilavelt's plans"--

It was a narrow gauge spur line of the Desert & Central Railroad to be built between Garnet and Castle Mountain, primarily to permit rail transportation for the lead mines. But the proposed route lay over some of the roughest terrain in Nevada. Clint Buchanan was engaged as the new construction boss because the grade laying crew had virtually stopped working. That there would be opposition to his assuming the job became obvious while he was still...

From the moment Bruce Martell rode into Indio Basin, he sensed an uneasiness. He spotted four beef carcasses that had been slow-elked -- only the choice cuts had been taken, leaving the rest to rot in the sun. Shortly after his arrival, Bruce found himself surrounded by Hank Asbell and his Rocking A cowhands. Asbell didn't suspect Bruce of being involved, but his foreman, Carp Bastion, was of a different mind and an altercation followed. From there...