Frank Carlson Library

Joshua Ryder, an orphaned young man, has decided to head further west from Montana in the spring to settle near the Pacific Ocean and live in solitude with just his books and his horses for company. But a Nez Perce woman and her baby, an old washerwoman, a little girl of Chinese and white blood, and a young woman with red curls all begin to complicate his life. If he runs far enough and fast enough he can probably shake the law. If he stays and tries...

A rough-edged deputy marshall teams up with a strait-laced missionary to track down a band of murdering bank robbers. During the pursuit of the outlaws, a warm rapport develops between the rough-and-tumble lawman and the flinty reverend's daughter.

Just as a lawman prepares to leave his dangerous career and settle down with a new bride, a vicious killer returns to town seeking vengeance.