Showdown at Sunset
By sundown, the town will stand together - or fall one street at a time.
Story Overview
Red Mesa has known three years of peace - the Holloway gang was driven out and scattered north after the last confrontation. That peace ends today. The noon train carries news that the gang has reformed, that Bart Holloway is back, and that they are riding south. Sheriff Jake Morgan has until sunset to decide how he faces what is coming. He has three deputies, one town, and eleven years of reputation about to face the test they were always building toward.
The heat arrived before the train did.
Chapter Index
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Main Characters
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Sheriff Jake "Iron" Morgan
Fifty-two years old, bad knee, excellent aim. Jake has turned down three marshal positions and a congressional pardon offer because he believes the law means something when kept in one place, by one person, who doesn't leave. He has three deputies, one of whom he trusts completely.
Rosa Vega
The most informed person in Red Mesa, Rosa has been feeding, serving, and listening to every type of man this frontier produces for twenty years. She has no loyalty to the law or to the Holloways - only to her establishment and the community it sustains. She will back whoever she believes will still be standing at dawn.
Bart "Blaze" Holloway
Once a cattle rancher who lost his land to a bank error Jake couldn't reverse, Bart's grievance started legal and became something darker over three years of exile. He commands twelve men whose loyalty is purchased and absolute, and he has planned this return for longer than anyone in Red Mesa realises.
What Happens Next?
The sun is falling on Red Mesa. How does Sheriff Jake Morgan meet last light?
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