"A wanted man with no horse, a gun with only two bullets, and no hat to cover his head, John Slocum hopes with every passing day that he'll be forgotten by the law. After escaping a close call with a lion and a rattlesnake, Slocum falls in with a different kind of varmint--a den of outcast Southern rebels. As he's nursed back to health by the prettiest of them, Slocum learns that the rebels are planning a bloody Dixie uprising--and they're going to...

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...

When he rides into Halycon Valley to help his old friend Wally protect his goldmine from a ruthless gang and the golden gals who lure men to their deaths, John Slocum decides to clean up the town.

"With buzzards circling in the sky, young Tom Garvin hopes his search for the lost cattle of the Bar M Ranch has not ended in vain. It turns out the carrion those birds are after isn't cows but the body of a man hanging from a dying tree with a very mysterious black rope around his neck. Impressed by the rope, Garvin decides to take it-along with the dead man's beautiful horse-back to the ranch where he works with John Slocum. And the two of them...