When a saloon girl with a soft spot for the Gunsmith points him toward a kid in trouble, Clint Adams brings the boy home to his mama and gets an earful. It seems the widow Hasselman has been visited by a stranger who turned over a wad of cash stolen on her owlhoot husband's last job. But the mystery man's still lurking—and Clint aims to find out why...
Clint isn't an easy man to shock, but what he learns about wily outlaw Matt Fraley sets him back on his heels. Fraley's riding hell-for-leather with a new scheme that involves plenty of money and even more nerve—because this thief is looking to pay back everyone he has ever robbed. Too bad Fraley's old gang doesn't think it's his money to give. What they're not counting on is the Gunsmith, his Colt, and a whole mess of trouble...
J.R. Roberts (Robert J. Randisi) is an American author who writes in the Detective and Western genres. He has authored more than 500 published books and has edited more than 30 anthologies of short stories. Booklist magazine said he "may be the last of the pulp writers."
He co-founded and edited Mystery Scene magazine and co-founded the American Crime Writers League. He founded The Private Eye Writers of America in 1981, where he created the Shamus Award.