He rode for his own brand of justice...Texas rancher Ben Langham left his sprawling inheritance to the man he trusted most: Luke Starbuck. Once Starbuck had dreamed of owning land of his own. Now he was more interested in finding out who gunned down Ben Langham. With the Cattlemen's Association behind him, Starbuck has all the authority he needs to ride into New Mexico on the path of a murderous band of thieves. But he didn't count on coming face to face with a scrawny killer named William "the Kid' Bonney, a shifty sheriff named Pat Garrett, or the true story behind the legendary Lincoln County War. Suddenly, Luke Starbuck is up against more than a killer or two. He's striking at a conspiracy that reaches into the heart of power - and to a handful of men who have already decided that Luke Starbuck must die...