First in the "New York Times" bestselling author's classic Western series. Part-time constable Robert Valdez was sent to deal with a man holed up in a shack with a gun--and was set up with no choice but to gun the man down! Valdez killed an innocent man, and when he asked for justice, Vald...

First in the "New York Times" bestselling author's classic Western series. Part-time constable Robert Valdez was sent to deal with a man holed up in a shack with a gun--and was set up with no choice but to gun the man down! Valdez killed an innocent man, and when he asked for justice, Valdez was beaten and left for dead. Now he's returned, and the powerful men who set him up begin to die.

They laughed at Roberto Valdez and then ignored him. But when a dark-skinned man was holed up in a shack with a gun, they sent the part-time town constable to deal with the problem -- and made sure he had no choice but to gun the fugitive down. Trouble was, Valdez killed an innocent man. And when he asked for justice -- and some money for the dead man's woman -- they beat Valdez and tied him to a cross. They were still laughing when Valdez came back. And then they began to die...