Hired to track down a jewel thief, Slocum must decide whether or not this job is worth putting his own life on the line when he ends up in unmapped territory.

Hired by Casey O'Riley to get his wife and horses back, Slocum, while on the trail with O'Riley and a lovely senorita named Rosa, takes a stand against the no-good horse theives who have no idea who they are messing with.

"While hunting elk in the Colorado Rockies, John Slocum hears a terrible explosion, followed by a frightening rumble. As he rides along the canyon, he comes upon the settlement of Wolf Creek where an avalanche has buried all the town's men. Their widows, meanwhile, look to Slocum for comfort. But the gunslinger has his sights set on one woman in particular. While Lilith isn't a widow, she did lose someone in the accident--a brother with connections...

"John Slocum is having a fine time traveling across Indian Territory with a pocketful of poker winnings--until a pair of bushwhackers catches him off guard. When he comes to, the money is gone, along with his gun and his horse. But getting back what's his will pit Slocum against a gang of killers who don't care how they kill, as long as you end up dead..."--P. [4] of cover.

"Jake Slocum is already riding ragged when his horse needs tending, forcing him to stop in Sleepy Creek. He's being hunted by Goose Martin--a man with a bad reputation and a worse need to put Slocum down for good. But getting killed takes a second saddle when a young man approaches him with a notion that hits harder than any bullet: the notion that Slocum is his father."--p. [4] of cover.

When Slocum stops in the town of Pico Alto, Nevada, a late night at the saloon leads to a brutal encounter with a trio of thieves and ends when a redheaded angel brings him home to tend to his wounds. All in all, things could have been worse -- like if those thieves got ahold of the secret documents Slocum is transporting for the military. But when Slocum arrives at his destination, he learns that a single page is missing from the parcel. And the...