Lex Cowley was the toughest rancher around. He and his gang of cutthroats controlled most of the valley and most of the town, but he wanted it all. Now his long-planned scheme was almost final. His tracks were covered and there was no-one to stop him inside or outside the law. No-one that is, save Kirk Gannon, with his long memory about his father's death. If the marshal would do nothing, Kirk would go it alone and force Cowley's hand.