Western Crime Busters #2

Sheriff Bob Dale discovers a murdered stranger near the Hollings ranch—a notorious family of land-grabbing outlaws—and finds himself caught between solving the crime and protecting the homesteaders they've been terrorizing. When evidence points to the Hollings crew, Bob must outmaneuver a dangerous family determined to avoid the law's reach.

When a bank robber's gang kidnaps K-Bar Kate and forces her to swap clothes with one of their own, she escapes and races to the railroad station to intercept her friend Jane Blake before the criminals can rob her of ten thousand dollars in cash. With quick thinking and a stolen horse, Kate sets a trap at the station—but she'll need Deputy Don Howell's help to stop Len Ordway, Liz, and Rafe Nowlin before they strike.

When a drifter named Six-Gun Smith signs on at the Crazy Y Ranch, he catches the eye of both the tough foreman Joe Grimes and the boss's daughter, Miss Faith Holden. A rustling outfit led by "Big Dan" Collins has been bleeding the ranch dry from their hideout in Rimrock Canyon, and Smith volunteers to scout their camp before the showdown. After the ranchers ambush the rustlers in a firefight, "Big Dan" makes a desperate escape—and heads straight for the ranch where Miss Faith is alone, forcing Smith into a frantic pursuit to save her.

When Wilma West inherits her father's ranch, she discovers the taxes are due and the coffers are empty—but an old legend about a hidden Indian mine near Steeple Rock might be her salvation. With help from Sonora Sam, a trusted ranch hand from her childhood, Wilma sets out to find the lost gold, only to have her search interrupted by Red Buckner, a dangerous outlaw using the mine as a hideout. What unfolds is a tense battle of wits and grit as Sam and Wilma face off against a desperate criminal determined to keep his refuge—and its secrets—to himself.