All he had was his ranch and his daughter. He would defend them to the death When Austin Klagge starts killing off his men to gain control, rancher Kent Michener realises he's facing no small threat. The ranch was all Michener had to leave his daughter and, following the death of his wife, she was all he lived for. He was not going to let his ranch go, no matter what Klagge did to him. But he can't do it alone. Frank Corrie is a newcomer to Fresno City, a dirty town, notorious for its evil and ugliness. However, he didn't expect to be faced with corpses within minutes of his arrival. With death bringing Corrie face to face with Michener, they realise they may have found allies in each other. Desperate to not be pushed off his land, Michener is willing to ignore Corrie's suspicious past. Corrie is an expert gunfighter, and that's all he needs to win the fight with Klagge and protect his daughter's future... ‘A thrilling read’ - Robert Foster, acclaimed author of The Lunar Code John Glasby wrote dozens of paperback westerns during the early 1960s. Following his retirement from, Glasby produced a steady stream of new westerns, science fiction and crime novels, right up to his death in 2010. His westerns include Justice at Red River, Flashpoint, Brand of the Hunted and Triple Peaks .