Publisher's Synopsis
Known for his skill with a gun, Ethan Torregrossa has been a town tamer. Now he is aboard the River Hawk, on his way to Stillwater, California in response to an urgent message from Hank Burr, his one-time partner. But a shot from an ambush pitches him into the Mississippi. Swimming safely to shore, he has lost most of the vision in his left eye and much of his memory, yet is left with an unaccountable urge to head west, and the blurred name of Stillwater on an envelope in his pocket. Hank, meanwhile, has become the victim of treachery, leaving the Burr Stage and Freight Line in the hands of his younger sister, Rona. She's convinced that all their troubles, including her brother's death, have been caused by one man. But what can she do about it?