Men had already died for it. Men had died by the guns of the bandits who stole it. More men would die before it could be recovered. And the job of recovering it fell to one man -- Poe Harper. The mission -- which took him across the dangerous Mexican border -- was impossible. To find the thieves Harper had to fight renegade Apaches, cross broiling deserts . . . and battle his own conscience. For among the bands of crooks was his own brother, Chris. He had no real choice. If he didn't bring back the gold, he would lose the ranch he had slaved to build. But could he face his brother at all . . . much less in the crosshairs of a gun?