Loretta Burns may be the rudest woman Clint Adams ever met, but she's also in a heap of trouble. After losing a precious black chest on her way from California, she soon discovers—from a run-in with a crooked sheriff and two of his goons—that Clint is the only man she can trust to help her find it. The question now is...can he trust her?
When a beautiful woman offers you two thousand dollars to find her lost luggage, it raises a few questions. But after risking his life—and taking a few—in pursuit of the mysterious package, there's only one question on the Gunsmith's mind: What's she got in that box?
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.