Synopsis

The legendary MacCallister clan brought 500 years of Highlander tradition, honor, and fighting courage to the American frontier. In an astounding new novel from the national bestselling Johnstones, Duff MacCallister rides into the Colorado mountains with a young girl at his side—and a gang of stone-cold killers eagerly waiting for them...

When Duff MacCallister sees smoke rising from his neighbor's ranch, he knows that something is very wrong. But he isn't prepared for what he finds: smoldering buildings, a rancher and his wife brutally slaughtered, and a 14-year-old survivor who could not save her parents. Now, Duff is going after the killers—and his only companion is the headstrong girl who refuses to be left behind.

Duff and his new companion head into the towering Gore Range. Up ahead are two convicted murderers who were about to be hung in Cheyenne, and the killers who broke them lose. Duff doesn't have a plan—or a prayer. But the girl will be more help than he can know, and when the day of reckoning comes, bullets and blood will prove who is the bravest and fiercest fighter of all...

About William W. Johnstone

William W. Johnstone is the #1 bestselling western writer in America, and the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of hundreds of books, with over fifty million copies sold. Born in southern Missouri, he was raised with strong moral and family values by his minister father, and tutored by his schoolteacher mother. He left school at fifteen to work in a carnival and then as a deputy sheriff before serving in the army. He went on to become known as "the greatest western writer of the twenty-first century."


Reviews

Goodreads review by Bill on January 21, 2024

Duff takes a young girl under his wing to seek justice for her murdered parents. It seemed like there was a lot of filler in this storyline and poor judgment and decisions made by all characters. A very abrupt and unsatisfying ending. I expected better.......more

Goodreads review by David on October 03, 2022

Duff vowels justice will be served after his neighbors were killed. He takes on this task with the young beautiful surviving neighbor's daughters, who he teaches to shoot, and his lady friend. The journey is full of adventure and so much justified killing with the ending being as good as it could ha......more

Goodreads review by B.C. on January 30, 2018

My first western and I thought the language was a little difficult to follow. Some of the dialogue was cheesy and could have used a better tone. The real disappointment is how it ended and the lack of detail in the final battle. 250 pages of build up, one paragraph of fighting.......more

Goodreads review by larry brashear on June 12, 2017

Good Book! This is another fine tale by a great writer with an exciting and thrilling plot. All of his including this one are hard to put down.......more

Goodreads review by Marlene on January 14, 2024

Lots of action in this book! Guns blazing, banks being robbed, good guys dying while the bad guys escape and then there is Duff. Local rancher and generally a great friend, he heads out to find these bank robbers and runs into problems. I loved the daring of the young girl who was a survivor and hel......more