An Arizona land war draws a carnival of reporters, photographers, and spectators. Meanwhile, Brendan Early and Dana Moon—fierce frontier gunfighters and feuding best friends—find themselves on opposite sides of a deadly serious fight. Two tough characters are backed into a corner, maybe for the last time.

ELMORE LEONARD is the author of Bandits, Touch, Freaky Deaky, Killshot, Get Shorty, Maximum Bob, Rum Punch, Pronto, Riding the Rap, Out of Sight, Cuba Libre, and other works—all national bestsellers and critical successes. In 1992, the Mystery Writers of America gave Leonard the Grand Master Award. Get Shorty, Out of Sight, and Jackie Brown (based on Rum Punch) were Hollywood blockbusters; Maximum Bob was an ABC-TV miniseries. According to the New York Observer, "Elmore Leonard may be the last hope for the written work." He lives in Bloomfield, Michigan.