Lauran Paine

In Lost Valley, Douglas Hyland, the third-generation owner of a family ranching empire, is faced with the possible destruction of the empire by settlers who arrive on the land, claiming they have legal titles to it. Iron Marshall tells the story of Jim Collins, a marshal who should, according to some, move on and let someone else take over. But when a stranger comes to town, Collins enemies look to him to take action.

In Phantom trail, accompanying a posse to capture some bandits, Father Halorhan is badly wounded; the bandit who shot him is captured and then dies. Was he poisoned? If so, by whom? In Guns of thunder, two troopers are murdered, apparently by someone eager to see their sealed orders regarding a shipment of rifles bound for Camp Scott.