Cole Lee has lived by the gun since he was a boy. Shaped by the raw edge of the frontier, he has excelled in hunting down Comanche raiders and riding trails across the untamed West.

He’s forged his life in the saddle, but when the Civil War ends, Cole finds himself a man without a home. His path marked by false accusations, he's branded an outlaw. Fighting his way across a lawless Texas, Cole is desperate to return to the quiet life he carved in Nebraska's Sandhills.

On the long trail north, a chance encounter with two wagon-bound families—and a spirited woman named Kitty—offers Cole a glimpse of a future rooted in peace and love. With a price on his name and danger never far behind, can he outrun the shadows of his past?

Set against the sweeping landscape of the American West, THE OUTLAW is the fifth book in the Fast Gun series by Terence Newnes.