"Madeline Gerard is a good woman, sheltering and feeding folks in need. But her neighbors shun her because her strays bring trouble--and violence--to their tiny Arizona town. Clint Adams has experienced his own tender loving care in Maddy's hands. So when one of her charges, a young woman named Lylah, is in need of protection from an outlaw, the Gunsmith decides to stop the thieving killer from distressing damsels permanently..."--p. [4] of cover....

Clint Adams tends to keep his nose out of other people's business. But when he sees Big Ed Callahan and his crew squaring off against one man, the odds are too stacked for him not to step in and help Tom Angel. Unfortunately, when the Gunsmith's intervention can't get Ed to back down, all the men involved-except Clint-wind up dead. Clint doesn't know why Big Ed was on Tom Angel's tail, but he sure didn't chase him over one thousand miles for no reason....