In a remote corner of Utah lies the secret outlaw kingdom of Ben Curry. For fifteen years Curry has ruled supreme as his men have pulled jobs from Canada to Mexico. But the King is getting old, and he wants to turn his legacy over to someone and get out- someone like Mike Bastian, Ben's adopted son. Bastian is a young man who can handle a knife, a gun, his fists, and who's been trained in every criminal skill. But so far he's a man who's never broken the law. Now, as treachery explodes among Ben's riders, and a pair of lawmen- Tyrel Sackett and Borden Chantly-begin to close in on the gang, Mike must choose...between hi loyalty to Ben or his yearning for a different life.

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Ben Curry knew it was a dog eat dog country and if you survived you had to have big teeth. From a secret fortress in the wild, broken canyon cournty his men rode hard and smart as far as Canada and Mecico from San Antone to Los Angeles to pull jobs that made the James gang look like pikers.
Curry's son, Mike, was raised to roam free. While he learned all the deadly skills of the lawless breed he had yet to break the law. Now it is time for Curry to retire and he has called in his untested son to take over his reins of control.Caught between jealous gang members, his growing love for an innocent girl, and the relentless pursuit of two lawmen Tyrel Sackett and Borden Chantry, Mike Bastian, son of a wanted man, must decide whether to follow the road to hell down his father's outlaw trail.

Ben Curry knew it was a dog eat dog country and if you survived yo uhad to have big teeth.

One of the many great westerns L'Amour wrote.
Hard to put them down before finishing. I've read most of his books many times over, and find them just as good or better everytime.

In a remote corner of Utah liles the secret outlaw kingdom of Ben Curry. For fifteen years Curry has ruled supreme, as his men have pulled jobs from Canada to Mexico. But the king is getting old...he wants to turn his legacy over to someone younger, tougher. Mike Bastian is Ben's adopted son, a young man who can handle a knife, a gun, his fists, but a man who's never broken the law. Treachery explodes among Ben's riders, and two honest lawmen-Tyrel Sackett and Borden Chantry--begin to zero in on the gang, Mike must choose.....between loyalty to Ben and his yearning for a different life. (back cover)

Very traditiojal style of Lamour western. Quick read.

...Caught between jealous gang members, his growing love for an innocent girl, and the relentless pursuit of two lawmen--Tyrel Sackett and Borden Chantry--Mike Bastian, son of a wanted man, must decide whether to follow the road to hell down his father's outlaw trail.

A good western in the Louis L'amour style.

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