"After some Arizona Rangers and U.S. marshals are bushwhacked while looking for a stolen cache of gold, it's Longarm's turn to ride down to the border town of Holy Defiance to find the killers and the loot. At his side is the heavenly Haven Delacroix, a pretty Pinkerton agent who is Longarm's match in more ways than one. The Pinkertons always get their man--and Haven is no exception. As they tangle with banditos, Apaches, and a wealthy ranch owner...

"After saving soiled dove Lucy Potter from two attackers, Longarm takes pity on the young woman. He buys her a new dress, gets her cleaned up, and takes her out for a fancy steak dinner. Lucy's got a good heart, and Longarm hopes his kindness might encourage the jaded prostitute to try another line of work. But before Lucy can begin her new life, she's killed by the same men who attacked her. Blinded by rage, Longarm can no longer see the line between...

In a snowbound town, Longarm lies in wait for a group of cold-blooded killers.

"Deputy U.S. Marshal Custis Long's been sent down El Paso way to break up a smuggling ring dealing in human cargo--Chinese laborers. Going undercover using the alias Nathan James, Longarm waits for his moment to catch the smugglers red-handed crossing the Rio Grande. While in town, Longarm is befriended by a brother and sister. Bob Temple is a one-armed man who wants 'Nathan James' to give him a hand in a bank robbery south of the border. His lonely...

"Crooked town marshal Jeb Beeson has laid down the law--his law. If Longarm isn't on the Monday train out of Yuma, his casket will be. But Deputy U.S. Marshal Custis Long isn't about to be chased off by a bullying badge toter--he has a job to do. Former lawman Tom Ray has been falsely convicted of murder and left to rot in Yuma Territorial Prison, while the men who set him up steal his gold claim. When Ray's beautiful daughter Jessica asks Longarm...

"When a band of thievin' cutthroats bushwhacks Longarm's old friend, peg-leg Richard Collins, the lawman vows to bring them to justice. But the local sheriff warns him off. It may be personal, but it sure ain't federal, so Deputy U.S. Marshal Custis Long is out of his jurisdiction. Until the sheriff and his four deputies end up just as dead--and Longarm's left to hunt for the killers..."--p.[4] of cover.