Tarnished Star — Lee F. Wells

Breck Malone rode into San Alma looking for peace. He'd been gone for ten years when he received the letter telling him his uncle had died and left him his ranch. Now it was time to settle down on his own place in the quiet town where he had grown up. But San Alma had changed. Instead of peace and quiet, he found a town where killers roamed the streets and the sheriff filled his pockets with outlaw gold.