Lash La Rue Western #77

Lash La Rue finds himself branded a criminal across the territory—a bank robber, a cheat, a man his former friends now hunt—yet he has no idea why. Determined to clear his name, Lash tracks down the truth and discovers a drifter impersonating him, hired by enemies from his past to destroy his reputation. Now Lash must confront the real architects of his downfall and reclaim the trust he's lost.

When a bushwhacker's bullet sends Barbara Lyons tumbling from her horse near the Busted M Ranch, Lash La Rue suspects there's more to the story than a simple attack—especially when the "blonde bushwhacker" reveals she's the new owner of Joe Forbes's land, guided by the smooth-talking gunslinger Leon Marsh. As Lash uncovers a web of forged deeds and stolen claims, he'll have to protect Barbara from the very man she trusts most, and expose the truth before Marsh's scheme claims the ranch—and the girl.

When ranchers in Buffalo Valley start falling to bushwhacker bullets, Wild Bill Hickok and his deputy Jingles uncover a scheme far more sinister than random drygulching—a wealthy outsider determined to drive down land prices through terror. As Wild Bill closes in on the mastermind behind the ambushes, he and Jingles find themselves trapped in a deadly gulch where survival means facing down a hired army of gunmen.

When the notorious gunman Garth Cole rides into Carson City, Lash La Rue soon learns that the feared killer isn't in town for bloodshed—he's come to claim his young son, Danny, who's been raised by Mrs. Corbet in a peaceful home. Lash finds himself caught between a lonely father's desperate need for family and a boy's chance at a better life, forcing him to convince Cole that some battles can't be won with a gun.