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Kearney McRaven, not yet eighteen, learns that his father's death was not an accident and that his father had recently won a fortune and a cattle ranch. Determined to claim what was rightfully his, Kearney tracks the truth behind his father's hidden past. A shadowy figure follows his every step as he races to solve the mystery and confront a cold‑blooded killer who will stop at nothing to protect a chilling secret.
First publish date: 1979
Genre: Western Fiction/Historical Western
Authors: Louis L'Amour
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