SPUR AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR

If it grew or grazed or lived in Indian Valley, it belonged to Mike Dugan. A man could lease land there, drive cattle there, and marry his woman there, but he had to be ready to eat dirt—or leave—when Dugan said so. And Tommy Gordon had left five years ago.

But when a man eats dirt, it gets into his blood; his holster gets stiff, and his fists get loose. Tommy knew Ben Dugan had hurt a lot of good folks, so he rode back to Indian Valley. He bought his own spread and he picked a woman. He was tall enough now, and he could slap leather fast enough—and his anger had had five years to come to a boil.

Wayne D. Overholser's Western novels are remarkable for their consistently accurate evocations of the land and its people. They are based on solid knowledge of the American frontier West and have enduring appeal.