Lafe Brisco was only a boy when the Killian gang murdered his parents and burned his home to the ground.

Taken in by his uncle, Marshal Howard Brisco, Lafe is raised to understand the hard lessons of the frontier: how to survive, how to use a gun, and when a lawman must choose justice over revenge.

Years later, after serving in the Civil War and saving the life of his old friend Quint Casper, Lafe rides toward Dodge City with a badge waiting in his future and a past he cannot forget.

Along the way, he crosses paths with Nora Tate, a strong-willed woman with dreams of her own.

Before he can become the Marshal of Dodge, Lafe Brisco must first learn what kind of man he intends to be.

Marshal of Dodge — Book One: The Origin is a Western story of loss, courage, friendship, and the making of a lawman.