Summoned to Bellstar, Colorado, by a mysterious, unsigned telegram, manhunter Luke Banner finds himself embroiled in a puzzling series of attempts on his life. But who wants him dead? And why? With more enemies than he can count, the prospects are impossible to narrow down. Is the murderous gang that is terrorizing the territory somehow connected with the reason his life is in jeopardy? Luke finds himself tangled in a web of deceit and vicious motives.