"Brazos got off lucky this time. His pa, Blue Tierney, saved him from receiving due justice at the hands of a hangman in Trinity Ridge. Which means the Tierneys and their gang are roaming free, spreading terror. What this town needs is a temporary lawman with little diplomacy when it comes to doling out justice - and Gideon Hawk is that man. Not everyone is sure of him, especially a fetching schoolteacher and some shady businessmen. But Hawk won't back down until he has the Tierneys strung up from the gallows they once escaped"--Publisher.