They called him "Catamount" Cody because he had once fought a cougar to a standstillbare-handed. No man to mess with. But Curtin and Willis tried, robbed him of his cache of furs, left his partner parboiled, and the cabin a pile of ash. There was no place for the killers to hide this side of hell. But Cody was ready to follow them to hell and backand almost did, earning a reputation that made a whole town want him for their sheriff. But Deputy Blake Ross figured the job was his. He made more trouble for Cody than he had ever seenenough to plant him on Boot Hill with men he had hunted and killed."