"When you take away everything a man has, you'd better not leave him with a gun"--cover.

Wyoming holds the promise of a bright future for newlyweds Cole and Ann Bonner. Alongside Ann's sister, her husband, and their children, they braved the long, hard road across Nebraska in hopes of building a new life near Crow Creek Crossing. Then, with Cole away in town, a gang of outlaws led by the vicious Slade Corbett raids the homestead, leaving behind a smoking ruin and the mutilated bodies of everyone Cole holds dear. The horror and anguish, almost too much to bear, transform this once easygoing young man into a grim avenger.