Lancaster, Texas, is a town without a lawman—the last sheriff fled from a gang that vowed to destroy the town. Clint Adams won't pin on the star, but there is one man eager to take the job. Only problem is, the young ranch hand doesn't know a thing about the lawman business. So the Gunsmith takes Pat Garrett under his wing—just in time for a showdown with the bloodthirsty Chambers gang. J.R. Roberts (Robert J. Randisi) is an American author who writes in the Detective and Western genres. He has authored more than 500 published books and has edited more than 30 anthologies of short stories. Booklist magazine said he "may be the last of the pulp writers." He co-founded and edited Mystery Scene magazine and co-founded the American Crime Writers League. He founded The Private Eye Writers of America in 1981, where he created the Shamus Award.