Forged in the hot sun and sand of the Arizona desert, Chinook Shannon is as tough as they comeāas steely-eyed and tall in the saddle as Randolph Scott. But Chinook is far from homeāin the north country of Montanaāand facing a challenge as big as the territory itself.
Following his grandfatherās suspicious death, heās come to Montana to claim his inheritanceāthe familyās cattle ranch. But the territoryās crawling with bandits and bankers, and they all want a piece of Chinookās land.
With foreclosure hanging over the ranch, Chinookās got exactly twenty-four hours to find out who killed his grandfather and become the Cattle King. Heāll follow a trail of forgery, cattle rustling and murder to find the truth, knowing he has only one allyāhis Colt Peacemaker.
Also includes the Western adventure Come and Get It, the story of an Easterner who comes to Wyoming to find out who killed his fatherābut discovers that the only way to get justice is to cook up a new identity for himself.