Black Diamond Western #35

In Brown Hook, Arizona, the reformed desperado Lead Stryker runs a lucrative murder racket: he poses as a savior to outlaws on the run, then kills them for their bounties. When the Tinson Brothers stumble into his trap, Black Diamond arrives to stop the slaughter—and discovers Stryker's deadly scheme. Now Black Diamond must devise a plan to expose the villain and bring him to justice, but it'll require an unexpected sacrifice from his ally.

Black Diamond and his partner Bumper track a gang of bank robbers to the peaceful town of Poplar Valley, but when they hole up with the hospitable locals, a sinister mystery unfolds—someone in town may be hiding a darker secret than just harboring fugitives. As the hunter becomes the hunted, Black Diamond must untangle who among Poplar Valley's seemingly law-abiding citizens is the real threat.

Black Diamond arrives in Starke, Oklahoma to investigate the murder of John Carter and the attempted frame of an innocent man—only to find himself caught between a ruthless outlaw boss and the cutthroats willing to kill to keep their secrets buried. When a showdown on the main street draws the town's attention, Black Diamond must face down the dangerous Hank Conners while watching his back for the guns hidden in the crowd. It's a tense tale of frontier justice and double-crosses from 1952.