Again the Hunter takes on the dark side of his trade when a con man, Big Ed Burns, the Baron of Arizona, James Addison Reavis and Mike Warner, the leader of a band of brigands kwn as the Arizona Regulators conspire to steal thousands of acres of open Arizona range. The only thing stopping them is the Hunter, Jolly and the men of the Bar-A and the Circle-J ranches. Gun hands, con men and self proclaimed royalty all come together to steal the access to billions of gallons of pure ground water from Jolly's ranch and irrigate thousands of acres of wasteland kwn as 'the Traces'. This is the Hunters hardest fight yet. Keeping control of his ranch, helping Jolly keep control of the Circle-J and trying to keep them both alive. If you liked The Hunter and Requiem For An Appaloosa then come along with the Hunter, Jolly and the boys of the Bar-A and Circle-J ranches on this explosive new adventure.
Jim Christina has previously written two other Hunter novels, The Hunter and Requiem For An Appaloosa, several short stories and a two act play An Evening With Tom Horn.