This is an original collection of three short novels by Max Brand which were written for western story magazines under various pseudonyms. They are published here in book form for the first time. In "Winking Lights" one of Max Brand's most memorable characters, Two-Speed Conifrey, finds himself caught up in a savage confrontation between a desperate daughter and her implacable father. In "The Best Bandit," three legendary thieves set out to take advantage...

In the Black Muldoon we meet Jerry Peters who had been left on a doorstep as a baby. Jerry grew up to be a bulwark of stength and support to his community. When he rode with a posse and helped disarm the black Muldoon gang, he learned the dark secret of his birth. Gunman's Bluff tells the story of a gun-fighting legend who lost the use of his right hand. Cheyenne decided it was time to end the bluff - until he met Dolly Martin, Kin of the most bitter...