Jud Sands lived on the edge of the law. When he blew into Ridgeford he had exactly twenty-four dollars in his pocket - it had cost a lot of money just to stay alive after he’d been fingered by Big Mark Fallon . . .

But he had his gun.

He had his wits.

And there was nowhere else to go . . .

Then there was the beautiful red-head, Bridge O’Rourke. She helped Jud in more ways than one . . .

But Fallon’s boys were closing in for the kill. Not all the Bridgets in the world could save his hide if they got their hands on him . . . which they would . . .