Winner of the 2018 Spur Award for Best Paperback Western. From acclaimed storyteller Charles G. West comes a thrilling new chapter in the saga of John Hawk, an army scout with a trackers eye, a cowboys gritand his own brand of justice . . . Three desperate women. One deranged killer. No way in hell is John Hawk going to sit back and let the innocent get slaughtered. He first meets the three lovely ladies as theyre fleeing in a wagonalonethrough Blackfoot country. Whats their rush? Theyre being pursued by a wanted outlaw who wants them dead. Their only chance is to reach the Last Chance Saloon in Helenaand John Hawk is their last hope Hawk can track down a low-life like nobodys business. But this time he has to stay two steps ahead, keeping the ladies safe and sound until they get to the saloon. Theres just one problem: the outlaw got there first. Hes the notorious Zach Dubose. Hes waiting for Hawk and his girls. And hes ordering them a round vengeance with a bullet chaserand death on arrival . . . “Rarely has an author painted the great American West in strokes so bold, vivid, and true.”Ralph Compton