AN ILL WIND…

Driving the stagecoach to Fort Stockton without a shotgun messenger is keeping John Slocum on his toes. He’s carrying a huge payroll for the Army, and he’s dead sure road agents are after it. But before he can tackle the sharpshooter who’s after the gold, Slocum’s caught up in a tornado that destroys half the town. It seems Slocum’s got a knack for surviving—except now he’s got to help find the missing payroll or wind up in jail. And there’s a mysterious lady with flame-red hair and a strange request who could be deadlier than the storm…