Zane Grey

Trueman Rock is a daring young cowboy rider who had to leave Wagontongue because of a history of gun?ghts and run-ins with bad hombres. Since then, he’s become a man who only uses his gun when he needs to, on rustlers and crooks. Now, he’s returning home. But things have changed—his old foes have passed on but in their place is the Preston family. The Prestons have taken over the town of Sunset Pass and reign supreme. But Trueman discovers that there’s a dark mystery surrounding the Preston clan, centered on Ash, the eldest son. Ash is a cold, vicious man. Unfortunately for Trueman, he ?nds himself falling in love with Thiry Preston, Ash’s sister. Ash holds a jealous love for her and she’ll do just about anything he says, and he’s ruined more than one love-struck cowboy before Trueman came along. Trueman Rock’s quest to win over the girl he’s fallen for brings him face-to-face with the sinister true face of the Preston clan and their control of Wagontongue, and he must confront them to be with Thiry and save the town he loves.

Set in mountains of Arizona, in a time when the range was not fenced and one lived by one’s wits and the speed of one’s draw, this story continues from The Drift Fence. The Hash Knife Outfit is a story about the notorious rustlers and gunmen who are stealing the ranchers' cattle and terrorizing the beautiful valley. It pits a band of cowboys led by a young, tenderfoot boss against the outlaw Hash Knife Outfit who are cattle rustlers.