In Louis L'Amour's frontier stories, the American West is the crucible in which character is tested, reputations are won or lost and life always hangs in the balance. Struggling to survive against the elements, hostile Indians or outlaws who prey upon the honest and hardworking, the men and women in these tales each come face-to-face with what they're made of - often in moments that explode with the violence of an avalanche or the speed of a drawn gun. Here L'Amour demonstrates the unerring touch for detail and keen insight into human nature that lend these stories the power to thrill, surprise and entertain readers of every generation. A man driven by his faith in the woman he loves survives war, Indian massacre and near starvation only to find his homecoming delayed by one last battle - under his own roof. To stop a range war, a ranch foreman stands up to his boss, his men and conspirators who seem to have both right and might on their side. And in a town where fourteen men have already died under suspicious circumstances, a new sheriff by the name of Utah Blaine patiently sets a trap for a frontier serial killer.