The truth will always catch up with you . . . Skeet Jones is not happy. His friends have just learned that's he's never been with a woman in the Biblical sense. Eager to put the situation right, they have taken him to Bob's Place, a saloon that is very popular amongst the local men. When Skeet arrives, he sees thirteen-year-old Angela, who has just been purchased by the most powerful man in the town of Calhoun. Skeet is desperate to help her but when the man refuses to let her go, Skeet shoots him and makes a run for it with Angela in tow.
Guns at the ready... Devil's Due is a lawless town populated by outlaws and ruled by the savage Beau Rawlins. The town provides a refuge for a band of vicious killers who are murdering nesters in nearby Capstone, Texas. The villainous Rawlins is using one of Capstone's respected citizens in his plan to frame a wealthy rancher for the killings and instigate a land war. Range Detective Rance Dehner must uncover the identities of those responsible for the deadly assaults before an armed conflict between ranchers and nesters leads to a river of innocent blood being shed. But is it too late for that? Praise for James Clay ‘A thrilling western adventure and the perfect tribute to the old west’ - Tom Casey, bestselling author of Trade Off James Clay spent his childhood watching Hopalong Cassidy on TV and devouring Fran Striker's Lone Ranger novels. Not surprisingly, he yearned to be a western hero. While toiling as a literary agent by day, James would write westerns by night. This approach allowed him to play cowboy while proving that he didn't always have to live off the work of other people. James is now a full time western writer. He lives in San Diego with his wife and two cats, all of whom, he notes, are very patient with him.
Raffe Driscoll is a killer and thief who is falsely known as a saintly avenger who aids the poor. An unscrupulous newspaper man has bestowed the title of "Justice Rider" on the vicious hoodlum in a move to accrue power. Josephine Barrett, a British novelist who is touring America, has become fascinated by the stories of the Robin Hood of the Wild West. Barrett arranges for a personal interview with the Justice Rider, and her agent hires Range Detective Rance Dehner to protect her.
The devil does seem to be hard at work. Murder and mayhem strike the town of Grayson, Texas, as friends of Reverend Colt meet violent deaths. Dehner and the local sheriff must deal with a slew of gunfighters as they seek to find the person behind the hell that is devouring a Texas town.
