When Marshal Tom Ridley rides into the silent town of Dead Lantern, he finds locked doors, frightened faces, and a warning carved into the wall: THEY RIDE AT SUNDOWN Every evening, the church bell rings though no living hand pulls the rope. Then the Dust Riders come-five dead outlaws hanged ten years before and buried wrong beneath the church steps. But the ghosts are not the only evil in Dead Lantern. As night falls, Tom discovers the town has hidden murders, stolen land, and old sins behind the legend of the Dust Riders. Now the dead have returned, not only for revenge, but for judgment. To save the town, Marshal Ridley must face the riders, uncover the truth, and decide whether Dead Lantern deserves mercy-or the darkness it has earned.
