Big Iron #1 — Ralph Cotton

This doubleheader contains the first two books in the Arizona Ranger Sam Burrack series, Montana Red and BadlandsMontana RedArizona Ranger Sam Burrack is a man of courage with a lightning-quick draw. His goal is swift justice, and his aim is as sure as death. With a .58 caliber rifle behind his saddle and a list of outlaws next to his heart, he tracks his prey relentlessly, alone, and to the bitter end.No one under the badlands sun would put the Ranger's skills to the test like Montana Red Hollis, a man more brutal than any beast and more cunning than any desperado the Ranger has ever hunted. No one is safe from the wrath of Montana Red and, until the Ranger took up the search, no one was brave enough to stop him. Now, on the high badlands where the fastest gun rules and only the strongest survive, a bloodthirsty killer is about to meet his match.From master storyteller Ralph Cotton comes an extraordinary story about lawmen and the lawless—and of gun justice in the rugged American West. BadlandsOne man stands for justice and the law, the other stands for murder and mayhem. Both are about to reach a point of no return ....The Ranger makes his living tracking down dangerous criminals who have long eluded the law. His goal is swift justice and his aim is certain death. But a midnight jailbreak that sets loose a cadre of killers and trigger-happy outlaws is about to put the Ranger's skills and sense of justice to a test.Ernesto Caslado, the Mexican-born desperado who is behind the jailbreak, leads the band of convicts deep into the harsh Badlands Frontier. He, too is searching for justice—seeking out the true killer guilty of the murder that was about to send him to the gallows.Both lawman and killer are driven, and both are about to face off in a life or death challenge. Before the sun goes down, the Badlands will defy everything they know about honor, courage, and loyalty.