Into the heat-soaked town of Verdugo City one afternoon rode mild, pleasant Bob Rowland. He rode out of town and was forgotten - but not for long. The Sheriff's office received a complaint from Tuck Thorne and his sons who said Rowland had fenced off the water hole which, by custom, belongs to the Thornes. But when "Stormy" See, the Deputy Sheriff, arrived to talk Rowland into taking the fence down, he found the man in no mood to talk - Rowland lay dead on the floor of the old cabin. From then on, events moved swiftly. Tuck Thorne was arrested. Jessie Rowland showed up in Verdugo City unaware that her father was dead. The stagecoach was robbed and, with startling speed, two murders followed before Silver Thorne was finally able to pin murder on a killer gone mad." First published 1954. First issued in Fontana Books 1963. Graded Good using AbeBooks' guide to book conditions. General age-related discoloration and dirt. Pages are tanned with occasional foxing spots. Spine is crumpled, b