Times are tough in Wolf Bench, and they"re about to get tougher. Low beef prices are affecting everyone. Only one man has been able to keep things under rein, and that was John Mason, not only the most powerful cattleman in the area, but the head of the bank to boot. But then Mason is killed. With Mason dead, all bets are off--and everyone knows it. And war is coming, as every spread for miles around arm themselves for an all-out range war. .