Hundreds of Chinese workers began disappearing without a trace. Could a vigilante group be involved in their disappearnace? Deputy Marshall Reese Corbett comes to Sacramento to investigate the clues that were leading to the isolated hills of Snake Canyon.

Joe Bratt grew up like an unbroken mustang, and trouble has never bothered to move out of his way. He has had to claw and scratch through a life of hard knocks and daily struggles. Fortunately, these trials have taught him three things: fight when you must, never sit down to a fixed game of chance, and never, ever, get involved with a good woman. Joe holds true to his three rules until he meets up with Raylene Stanfield, a judge's well-educated daughter...

Latigo Dykes, known as the Gentleman Bandit, never robbed a lady and always left a man enough to get by. With a dogged deputy U.S. marshal on his trail, Latigo knows his days are numbered. He has only one wish before he ends up dead or in prison: to make amends with the son he left behind.

Technically, there is a name for what Orem Clancy is doing: breaking the law. When he decides to help the slave Togg Jackson escape from his brutal master, Baldwin Colensworth, Orem knows the move will not make him popular. Tensions are running high in Louisiana over the slavery issue, and when folks learn that Orem Clancy is harboring the runaway on his ranch in Texas, there will be a hefty price to pay. Specifically, they will want Orem's head....