Clint Adams is traveling wherever the wind takes him when he comes across an unusual cry for help. A scrap of paper from a newspaper he's never heard of is carried to him on the breeze with three desperate words scrawled on it: Please help us! Thing is, the newspaper is dated two years ago—and it's from a town Clint's never seen on any map.
When Clint starts asking folks about the mystery town, he can't get a straight answer. Determined to get to the bottom of things, Clint pays a prison visit to a convicted murderer with a cell full of secrets. There are some hard cases who won't make it easy for Clint to know the truth—and as he gets closer, the Gunsmith runs the risk of getting blown away...
J.R. Roberts (Robert J. Randisi) is an American author who writes in the Detective and Western genres. He has authored more than 500 published books and has edited more than 30 anthologies of short stories. Booklist magazine said he "may be the last of the pulp writers."
He co-founded and edited Mystery Scene magazine and co-founded the American Crime Writers League. He founded The Private Eye Writers of America in 1981, where he created the Shamus Award.