But now they face each other from opposite sides of what newspapers are calling The Rincon Mountain War. Down in the southwest boomtown of Sweetmary, the LaSalle Mining Company brings in hired gun Phil Sundeen to blast every homesteader out of the canyon.
Brendan and a gang of mining company gun thugs are dead set on running Dana and "the People of the Mountain" from their land. Up in the high timber, Dana gathers a fierce band of Mimbre Apache scouts, Mexican ranchers, and Tenth Cavalry veterans under Bo Catlett.
The characters are unforgettable, the plot packed with action and gunfights from beginning to end.
Elmore Leonard wrote more than forty books during his long career, including the bestsellers Raylan, Tishomingo Blues, Be Cool, Get Shorty, and Rum Punch, as well as the acclaimed collection When the Women Come Out to Dance, which was a New York Times Notable Book. Many of his books have been made into movies, including Get Shorty and Out of Sight. The short story “Fire in the Hole,” and three books, including Raylan, were the basis for the FX hit show Justified. Leonard received the Lifetime Achievement Award from PEN USA and the Grand Master Award from the Mystery Writers of America. He died in 2013.