When Marshal Lincoln Hawk rode into the lawless town of Dust Creek, his mission was to clean out its trigger-happy outlaws. In a wave of rightful vengeance, Lincoln’s deadly Peacemaker did just that. But some of the outlaws escaped the marshal’s justice. Years later, when Lincoln rides into Dust Creek again, the town seems to have been abandoned. But it hasn’t. Mason Black and his ruthless outlaw band are waiting for him. From behind every broken window of the tumbledown ghost town, Mason’s guns are aimed at Lincoln’s head. To see another dawn, Lincoln must face a desperate battle for survival in a world where he can trust nobody and the only law that matters is the law of the gun.
This book is intriguing because the Marshall gets double crossed by his deputy and the villain is double crossed by his partner in crime... But, in the end, the Marshall and the villain join forces against the ones who double crossed them.
Lots of action and dead/broken bodies conclude the first Lincoln Hawk novel. (It's not a storyline that involves a western romance, but tough guys fighting for survival.) If you're looking for a good change of pace, this one is a winner. RECOMMENDED
There is action from beginning to end. More characters killed than a war book. Characters all fit their part, but not much description or background on them. Most of the outlaws were too dumb for anything but killing. The overall story line is good, needed more depth to fully fill it out.