Lit Taylor, heir to the Bar 13 Ranch in Diamond River, takes a pasear into outlaw territory to pick up some, stolen cows, but baton, he rides many miles he finds himself in a hotbed of action where every hombre shook first and asks questions afterward. The trail of stolen beef points to Frenchy Leonard's owlhooters and to ranch tycoon King Connell, who constantly hounds his rivals while buying and selling their strays. With the aid of Chihuahua Joe, a devil-may-care Mexican, and Sheriff Smoky Colo, Lit leach the grim shooting war against Frenchy Leonard and King Connell in this smashing novel of the Border badlands.