Caught in a snowstorm in the Cascade Range, Slocum tries to bed down in the heavy Oregon woods. But when he finds himself in the crosshairs of a pair of inhuman glowing eyesaccompanied by a terrifying screech and an unbearable stenchhe realizes that he is most certainly not alone. He's just run into a legendary local nightmare, one that is about to unleash a bloody storm

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...

When Slocum faces down some hard cases in Yellowstone, one thing's as sure as Old Faithful-the gunfight will end in a geyser of blood.

Three of Slocum's friends, and damn good people at that, are needlessly killed in Arizona by the spineless murderer Tunk Mueller. While chasing this outlaw through Nevada, Slocum runs smack-dab into a Bible-thumping madman, his holy-rolling sons, and his bevy of beleaguered beauties. It seems Old Man Tinker's talk of fire and brimstone has driven the women to flee for California. Slocum isn't sure if these gun-wielding vixens are an asset or a distraction,...

Jack Halsey wants Slocum's help tracking the pack of wolves who robbed him of some of his fingers-and something far more valuable. But as Jack's story keeps changing, Slocum must uncover what the man is really hiding.

After finding three dead bodies floating in a river, Slocum becomes a prisoner of a mysterious man known as the Emperor. But when Slocum's done with him, the Emperor's new clothes will be courtesy of an undertaker.

After a shootout in Harrison's Crossing takes their guide out of commission, Slocum finds himself the unlikely escort to a pair of helpless Easterners. Lily-livered writer Rory Randolph and his beautiful secretary, Melissa, are penning the misadventures of not-yet-notorious outlaw Will Stringfellowand the slandered crook wants to see his biographers scalped. Now it's up to Slocum to save his companions from a fate worse than fiction and prevent...

Color illustration on front cover of three superimposed vignettes: head and neck portrait of man wearing brown western hat, red bandana and green shirt; bare-chested man wearing black pants embracing a woman wearing pink dress; two men on horseback riding through a herd of buffalo on a grassy plain.