A Spur Award-winning Author The trail Lew Stark had followed ended at the edge of the badlands. The killer was hidden beyond, waiting for Lew to make one mistake. The bullet that was meant for him would pound from an unseen gun. Death would come riding hard on unseen hoofs. But Lew couldn't turn back now. The search had been too long, too hard. The showdown was here and now - the fierce duel that would make him big man of a cattle empire - or a dead man! Available only in Western 14.
Lewis Byford Patten was a prolific author of American Western Novels, born in Denver, Colorado. Often published under the names Lewis Ford, Len Leighto and, Joseph Wayne.
Enjoyed this novel. Throughout reading it I had a weird feeling I read it before but could not remember what happens next. Maybe I read it under another title or the storyline is very close to one I read. Either way it is a good read