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Leo Guild didn't figure on running into his former wife Sarah again. Years earlier she'd left him for a gunfighter named Frank Evans. Guild is putting up in a river town, and hears Sarah is staying in a local hotel-she's been looking for him. Leo's heart soars, until she tells him that Frank Evans has left her for a younger woman, Beth. Unfortunately for Frank, Beth's former lover is also a gunfighter who has sworn to kill Evans.
Sarah has forgiven Frank, and she wants Guild to broker a peace between the gunfighters so Frank can return to her, unharmed.
At the same time, a rich man named Adair has caught wind of the conflict and he invites both gunfighters to his ranch for a birthday celebration-their gunfight will be the main attraction for the guests who are arriving from all over the country. The winner will get $10,000 and Beth, the loser...
Guild reluctantly gets pulled into trying to stop the fight-but matters of the heart are never resolved simply and Guild has a foreboding sense that a tragic ending will be unavoidable.
About the author
Ed Gorman is an award winning author known for his mysteries, westerns and crime fiction. He spent 20 years in the advertising field before becoming a full time writer. He lives with his wife in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Summary
Leo Guild has been put in the unenviable position of playing peacekeeper between his ex-wife's lover and another gunslinger. Tensions run high and are ratcheted even higher when a rich man offers to host the gunfight and give $10,000 to the winner. Guild is up against an epic love triangle and trigger-happy opponents and a tragic ending seems all but inevitable.
