Reckless Men Author:Clifton Adams "Packs more authentic western Americana and original situations into one book than many western writers can crank out in a lifetime... — "The Story is of a group of cattlemen who draw up a plan to protect their grassland from squatters. They hire a killer-as beautifully nasty, cold-blooded and loathsome a hired gun as ever trod the page... more »s of a western-and he starts doing his work-usually from long range with a special rifle. He's so effective that the hero of the tale, Frank Malverne, ultimately gas to kill or be killed, against fantastic odds.