The Rider #5

In Dodge City, Tom Tyler tangles with the crooked operators of the Ace of Spades saloon after catching them rigging their roulette wheel—and when the resourceful gunslinger uses every trick in his arsenal to clean house, Aces plots a cunning revenge by luring the beautiful Lana Drake to town as bait. Can Tyler see through the scheme before he's outmaneuvered by a foe who's traded bullets for brains?

When hunger and broken promises threaten to drive the Apache tribe toward war, the Rider must track down the cattle that Indian agent John Wilton promised—but a mysterious stampede in the night and a baffling trail into a box canyon suggest the rustlers have something darker in mind. With only Fat Bear at his side, the Rider uncovers a secret that could change everything, but the real danger may be far from over.

When a self-appointed desperado named Sam Kradge rolls into Marshal Tom Wilson's town demanding respect and ruling by intimidation, the lawman stands firm against the outlaw's arrogance. A young orphan named Sandy Dale, seeking belonging, gets drawn into Kradge's orbit, but hatches a daring plan with Mr. Tompkins to outmaneuver the gang—though the odds prove steeper than anyone anticipated. Marshal Wilson tracks Kradge across the territory, determined to prove that justice belongs only to those who uphold the law.