There was only one way Buck Madrid could get his herd to market-and that was over Vern Cotton's land. To push the boundaries of his cattle empire across the river, Madrid brought hired guns to the Rio Chama and built them into a gunslick army to drive Vern Cotten from his ranch. But there was one professional gun Madrid couldn't buy-not for the chicken feed he was willing to part with. That was how Nat Stryker came to fight for Vern Cotton's ranch … and for all the cattle kingdom his blazing guns could seize! All his life, Stryker had fought and killed for a price, and this time he was out to take the biggest prize of all. The author of more than seventy books, Brian Garfield is one of USA's most prolific writes of thrillers, westerns and other genre fiction. Raised in Arizona, Garfield found success at an early age, publishing his first novel when he was only eighteen. Which, at the time, made him one of the youngest writers of Western novels in print.A former ranch-hand, he is a student of Western and South-western history, an expert on guns, and a sports car enthusiast. After time in the Army, a few years touring with a jazz band, and a Master's Degree from the University of Arizona, he settled into writing full time.Garfield is a past president of the Mystery Writers of America and the Western Writers of America, and the only author to have held both offices. Nineteen of his novels have been made into films, including Death Wish (1972), The Last Hard Men (1976) and Hopscotch (1975), for which he wrote the screenplay.To date, his novels have sold over twenty million copies worldwide. He and his wife live in California. Thrilling tales of the Old West's cattlemen. Strong men, harsh landscapes, violence, love, death and betrayal. All the elements of what makes a good story about the Old West's men and women from the pen of Brian Garfield. Author of many western series including: The Lawbringers,Marshal Jeremy Six, Fort Dragoon.
