One sheriff and two deputies have already disappeared in the rough-and-tumble mining town of Slosson s Gulch. The same fate awaits any other man who crosses the cutthroats and thieves who thrive there. Pedro Melendez is a gambler and a drifter, trying his best to put his gunslinging days behind him. But he ll need all the sharp shooting he can muster to help a vulnerable young woman find her missing father because there are plenty of miners eager to make sure Pedro s the next one to go missing."