The end of life for a member of his family means a return to a former way of life for Howard Bowen. He gave up hunting men years ago, but there is no one else he would trust with this job. Then he meets a greenhorn named Edward Baile, equally determined to see justice done, who carries a new weapon called a Mauser. Bowen agrees Baile can tag along and together they hit an unknown trail, seeking five guilty men. Will this hunt mark a turning point in each of their lives, or bring about their deaths?

The first official job for the Bowen & Baile Detective Agency seemed straightforward - find a missing wife and bring her home before her husband succumbs to cancer. But nothing is ever as easy as it sounds. Cole Bowen and Edward Baile's search for the 'lady' in question takes the partners from fine hotels to the seedier side of several Colorado towns. Will they accomplish their goal in time?

Jonathon Two Hawk has disappeared and his wife - or widow - wants Cole Bowen and Edward Baile to investigate. What she really wants, and says so, is for Bowen and Baile to kill the man she believes has murdered her husband and stolen more than seventeen thousand dollars from him. The partners are not assassins. But if someone tries to murder them, it will happen at that party's peril.

An old friend from Cole’s past approaches the Bowen & Baile Detective Agency for help on an odd quest- to give back a stolen fortune. The only problem is, the man’s partners don’t want it to be given back…