Johnstone Country. Mountain Man Justice. If theres one thing Smoke Jensen hates, its a man who fights dirty. And no one fights dirtier than a politician. Especially a lying, cheating, no-good grifter like Senator Rex Underhill. Luckily, with another election coming up, this senatorial snake in the grass has some serious competition: Smokes old friend, Sheriff Monte Carson. Carsons an honest man, and hes got Smokes full support. But Underhills got support, too: a squad of hired guns ready to hit the campaign trailand stain it red with blood . . . Swapping bullets for ballots, Underhills henchman make it all too clear that Sheriff Carson is not just a candidate on the rise, hes a target on the run. But with Smokes grassroots supportand lightning-fast triggerhe manages to stay alive in the race. That is, until Carsons righteous campaign takes a near-fatal turn when the Senator Underhill tricks his opponents, traps them in a mine, and literally buries the sheriffs political ambitions. When the going gets tough, Smoke gets even. When this game turns deadly, its winner kills all . . . Live Free. Read Hard.