Publisher Annotation: Colton Gray doesnt́ look like your typical deputy marshal. Heś too young and good-looking for a West Texas lawman. At least thatś what his boss thinks. As captain, Marshal John Timmons feels this new kid Colton isnt́ up to the jobát least not yetśo he sends him on minor assignments to keep him out of Boot Hill. But to everyoneś surprise, young Colton manages to track down Eli Doolin and Casey Tubbs, the notorious "Old Man Bank Robbers." Not only that, he claims he gunned them down in a shootout, earning high praise from the West Texas chief marshalś office. And a legend is born . . . But thereś a hitch to the story: Colton Gray lied. Truth is, he never killed Doolin and Tubbsńot after learning the righteous reasons behind their crimes. Instead, he let those good old boys go free, as long as they promised to stop robbing banks. Sure, Colton may have bent the rules a little. But Colton knows he did the right thing. Sometimes a man has to forge his own path on the road to justiceéven if that means going outside the law. Or lying to your boss. In his heart of hearts, Colton Gray knows he was born for the job of U.S. deputy marshal. And sometimes that job gets a little dirty...