King Fisher practically owns the Nueces Strip along the Rio Grande. And he keeps control of his empire by hiring desperate men from both sides of the border. Riding through the town of Eagle Pass, it doesn't take Clint Adams long to run afoul of Fisher's men, killing one and wounding another. Now the Gunsmith has a choice: leave town with the tag "coward" plastered on his back-or stay and face more trouble than one man has ever known.