Max Brand was a prolific American author best known for his classic western novels. Brand also created the famous character Dr. Kildare which became the basis of many films and television shows. Brand's greatest books include Gunman's Reckoning, Way of the Lawless, The Night Horseman, and Riders of the Silences. Ronicky Doone's Rewards is the last novel in the trilogy. The action picks up as Ronicky gets in the middle of a family feud.