Slocum is on his way to Durango to see a man about a horse-four horses, in fact-when he watches a mining blast send a man to his death. In the distance he spies the distinctive shape of a woman in man's clothing making her getaway-and hears a second woman aiding her retreat. Slocum is no fool when it comes to the dangers of the fairer sex, but now he's on the hunt for a pair of ladies who know their way around dynamite. And when he finally finds them,...

Passing uneasily through the dried-up town of Espero, Texas, John Slocum learns soon enough that his apprehension is justified. After a not-so-friendly welcome at the Six Feet Under Saloon, he's given the choice between a bullet or a bit of employment: Escort the town mortician's strikingly pretty bride-to-be from a train station at Dexter Junction - in exchange for a hefty sum. But with someone after the gunslinger and the mysterious beauty, Slocum...

"While pursuing the cold-blooded killer Rafe Masterson, Slocum narrowly escapes the outlaw's quick draw with his life. Unfortunately, his trusty horse isn't so lucky. Slocum's steed is just the latest victim to fall afoul of Masterson, who has two notches in his belt representing the two deputies he's already gunned down. Wanted in several states, Masterson is increasing both his death toll and his reward value - and he's not about to let Slocum bring...

Driving the stagecoach to Fort Stockton without a shotgun messenger is keeping John Slocum on his toes. He's carrying a huge payroll for the Army, and he's dead sure road agents are after it. But before he can tackle the sharpshooter who's after the gold, Slocum's caught up in a tornado that destroys half the town. It seems Slocum's got a knack for surviving-except now he's got to help find the missing payroll or wind up in jail. And there's a mysterious...

Slocum tracks an outlaw into hostile territory.

When Slocum stops in the town of Pico Alto, Nevada, a late night at the saloon leads to a brutal encounter with a trio of thieves and ends when a redheaded angel brings him home to tend to his wounds. All in all, things could have been worselike if those thieves got ahold of the secret documents Slocum is transporting for the military. But when Slocum arrives at his destination, he learns that a single page is missing from the parcel. And the officer...

Slocum may be a bad man-but he's an even worse man to rile up. So when a good friend is brutally murdered by the savage Hudson brothers, he set out to return the favor with interest. But the trail of vengeance is never straight, and before Slocum pulls the trigger, he's going to have to make it through some lead-filled days...