The Hawk #2

When two crooked gamblers cheat an old prospector named Dusty and flee into the desert with what they believe is his gold, the Hawk tracks them across the blazing Painted Post wastes—only to discover the sands themselves have become judge and executioner. As thirst and heat drive the thieves to madness and betrayal, the Hawk closes in on a truth far stranger than any robbery.

In the drought-stricken desert, cattle baron Jeff Driscoll seizes control of the water-hole that keeps the Bar-S ranch alive—and shoots down the ranch's elderly owner in the process. When a young woman named Barbara refuses to let her family's livelihood slip away, she rallies her crew for a desperate stand, only to find herself and her fighters pinned down and facing annihilation as Driscoll's gunslingers close in for the kill. Enter the Hawk, a drifter with a long-standing grudge against Driscoll, who joins the fight and turns the tide in a blazing final confrontation.

When a wounded cavalry officer washes up in a Hopi pueblo, the tribe's mercy becomes a source of dangerous division—especially when the Navajo war drums begin to sound. As the peaceful Hopi face their warlike enemies, the stranger they've sheltered must prove whether he's worth the sacrifice his presence demands, and discover whether one man's tactical skill can rally a people unused to battle.

When a railroad locomotive is attacked in the desert, the Hawk suspects the violence is staged to sabotage the new rail line and frame the local Apache tribe. Working with his longtime friend Chief Aguila, the marshal sets out to expose the real culprits and protect both the railroad's future and the peace between two peoples. A final showdown aboard the Iron Caravan will determine whether justice—and coexistence—can prevail.