The Old West comes to vivid life as a man hunts his family’s killer in this classic tale of vengeance.

When John Chapel was young, his parents were brutalized and murdered by Bevo Rooks and his gang of cutthroats. With a cold, undying tenacity, he tracked the men, picking them off one by one. But the wily Rooks got away, and Chapel was taken in by the Chickasaw Nation, and lived as one of them.

Twelve years later, Chapel is a deputy marshal, renowned for his ability to run down his quarry. But he hasn’t forgotten the promise he made to finish what he started. When Chapel joins the hunt for Rooks, he knows his quest for vengeance is coming to a close—and that his prey will finally die by his bullet....  Praise for the novels of Charles G. West:

“The West as it really was—savage, heroic, and unforgettable...Rarely has an author painted the great American West in strokes so bold, vivid, and true.”—Ralph Compton