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"The Big Bend of Texas is Outlaw Heaven and Lawman Hell. This vast, desolate, but starkly beautiful territory is full of hiding places and bushwack spots for thieves and killers, where every canyon may hold death, every cactus patch could be hiding a man ready to put a bullet into a peace officer's back. Texas Ranger Luke Caldwell and his young partner, Bobby Howell, are sent into this pit of lawlessness to put a stop to the wholesale cattle rustling and murders plaguing the region. One ranch has avoided any outlaw depredations. Is it the headquarters for the renegades? Who is behind the gangs? Even the local law can't be trusted. And what about the mysterious English husband and wife? Are they really just on vacation or do they have a hidden agenda? If Luke and Bobby don't find out, and fast, they will just be two more lawmen who disappear in the Big Bend, and whose fate will never be known."--,Provided by publisher.