Phil Dunlap is the critically acclaimed author of the Sheriff Cotton Burke Western novels, including Cotton's Inferno, Cotton's Devil, and Cotton's Law. Through his writing, Dunlap fulfills his lifelong interest in nineteenth-century gunfighters and dance hall girls by bringing the characters and events of the Old West alive to readers.

Apache Springs Sheriff Cotton Burke discovers that Bart Havens, a thieving banker he's once run out of Texas for defrauding citizenry, is behind an ingenious plot that could destroy the town. But first, the vengeful Havens wants to see Cotton burn-and he's bringing the guns to do it.