It all began with the mysterious moccasin print in the hot sand of the Great Californian Desert…

One moment Jackson Gilbert was a successful stock breeder with a thriving business, a good partner and a pretty wife. In the next moment, his life had caved in around him.

His Colt pistols and silver Creek tomahawk could not save him from the vengeance of the Cavanah gang and a secret he had kept for years.

Only the friendship and the guns of U.S. Marshall Matt Janzene could save him…