Vengeance at Dead Creek

John Coal, a former sheriff's deputy, lives in the almost dried-up town of Dead Creek in the Utah territory. Surrounded by his friends and peaceful countryside, he tries to carve out a living, but after the brutal murder of his wife, he seeks revenge. Now he is a bounty hunter, the best in the territory, and his job may cost him part of his soul. But a new threat has reared its head in the form of a greedy oil and land baron who is dead set on taking out Coal and the sleepy little town of Dead Creek. Adventure and trials await Coal as he tries to save himself and his home from certain destruction.

-- L. J. Powell