The tough-skinned novels of famed Western writer Ralph Cotton regularly appear on the USA Today best-seller list. Arizona Ranger Sam Burrack thought he'd seen every despicable act of cruelty and murder any man could exact on another. He thought wrong. When he stumbles upon the butchered remains of a scalptaking massacre, he's choked with disgust. So Burrack teams up with veteran Sheriff Boyd Tackett, who's more than willing to help bring these vile rats to justice. 'Cotton's blend of history and imagination works because authentic Old West detail and dialogue fill his books.'-Wild West Magazine