When Gaylord Riley chooses the notorious Dark Canyon, the lair of ruthless outlaws, to set up his cattle ranch, he finds himself struggling to cope with rustlers, a deadly feud, bandit raids, and his own less-than-law-abiding past. Reissue Gaylord Riley once rode with the notorious Colburn gang. He did what he had to do, and was handy with a gun, but the outlaw life led nowhere, and the young man from Texas knew his luck was bound to run out. So he headed for the rugged land near Dark Canyon, determined to set up a ranch and settle down--only to find himself in the middle of a deadly feud between an arrogant cattleman and a ruthless saloonkeeper. And when Riley's outlaw past came back to haunt him, it was only a question of who would kill him first: the cattleman, the saloonkeeper, the local sheriff, or a mob of hotheaded ranchers spoiling for justice at the end of a rope.
