Thorn Carlson was a bounty hunter, but not just any bounty hunter. He was, without a doubt, the most effective of his kind in the Old West. When the wanted poster said "Dead or Alive" Thorn always took them at their word, and delivered the body using the most efficient means possible. (Which usually meant dead and thrown over a saddle.) He was fast. He was cunning. He was ruthless - when the situation called for it. Thorn had bested some of the West's toughest cowboys gone bad, but when he rode into Elk's Run on that fateful afternoon, he was about to experience the challenge of his life. But even if Thorn Carlson can survive the rush of gun slingers and assassins sent to put him under, will he resist the seductress snare of the local school teacher, who is making her strongest play for the cowboy of her dreams. And, if that isn't enough, enter mysterious wild beasts hell-bent on killing everyone in their path. Read this colorful and fast-paced western thriller and find out.