Baruch Elias is a lucky man. At twenty-three he has pretty much everything he wants including the girl he hopes to marry. But life never runs so smooth. When a rider races into the yard with some devastating news, he has to unravel a fire, a family secret, a fatal accident and work out how all that fits together. A pair of ridge riders and a fatal shooting put Baruch in grave danger, while a corrupt lawman complicates everything. Fast on the draw and a crack shot, but headstrong and inexperienced, Baruch lets his heart rule his head and that can only lead to one thing … more trouble.



Frank Chandler is the author of five Black Horse Westerns: Baruch Elias; Black Hearts, Black Spades; The Danville Stagecoach Robbery; Two Trees Hollow and Chace Hexx.