William Colt MacDonald

Troubleshooter Greg Quist rode up to Horcado City on railroad business. There had been some bad trouble--and there might be a lot more trouble ahead. That didn't bother Quist. Without trouble, he wouldn't make much of a living. Quist is a loner and seems like an easy-going enough man. He doesn't lose his temper often or very quickly--but when he does, you don't want to be the man he's directing it at. Though Quist claims to have no friends and no...

Lance Tolliver wants nothing more than to solve his co-worker's murder and go home. But his only clues are the most uncommon he's ever seen: a blackened right hand and a rare cactus bud found with the body. As Lance gets closer and closer to the truth, he finds a band of border terrorists, a secret Indian cult, and strange events surrounding him. There's only one path this can lead to - a three-way showdown between outlaws, the Yaquente tribe, and...