Funeral Bend was the wildest gold camp in the Southwest and Lassiter was there with robbery on his mind. When he killed three gunmen who forced a fight, the town offered to make him their new marshal. Lassiter didn't want the job but being the top lawman had its advantages. They were taking gold out of the ground as fast as they could dig and Lassiter figured he'd wait for enough yellows metal to make it worth his while. Meanwhile, he played marshal—the toughest, meanest marshal the town ever saw, Clearing out the riff-raff killers was part of his plan and he soon became the most feared and hated man in the territory. That was fine with Lassiter. As always, he was in it for the money, and if they wanted to kill him they were welcome to try...