These three short novels are T. T. Flynn at his best, combining mystery, suspense and action. In "Gallows Breed", young Jerry Carson is raised on the outlaw trail by the man who made him an orphan. "Old Hellcat" is the story of Shack Anderson, a widowed rancher who has retired to allow his daughter and son-in-law to run the ranch that took him a lifetime to establish. The title story is about a high-grade gold mine just north of the Mexican border. Paso Brand, hired-to work as a guard at the mine, is on the same stagecoach as the mine owner's daughter -- and his job starts early.