Ike Daly may be the dirtiest man on the docks of Skagway, Alaska, but that won't matter once he strikes gold. He owns a large claim upriver near a town called Forty Mile, but it's too much ground for one man alone to cover. And that's why Ike's enlisted the help of an old friend: Clint Adams, the Gunsmith.
But Ike and Clint aren't the only ones heading north to line their pockets. Calvin Parker has plans for a mining operation near Forty Mile—plans that require hiring a deadly gunman when Parker finds out that the Gunsmith is in town. Now, one thing is certain about this gold expedition: Someone's coming home with a belly full of lead.
J.R. Roberts (Robert J. Randisi) is an American author who writes in the Detective and Western genres. He has authored more than 500 published books and has edited more than 30 anthologies of short stories. Booklist magazine said he "may be the last of the pulp writers."
He co-founded and edited Mystery Scene magazine and co-founded the American Crime Writers League. He founded The Private Eye Writers of America in 1981, where he created the Shamus Award.