The Bender clan came to dusty, desolate Parsons, Kansas, in a dilapidated wagon with a beautiful daughter and a plan to build an inn. No one knew where they had been. No one knew where they got the money to spend lavishly on supplies. And no one could guess at the carnage they would leave behind--until it was too late. Igniting a furious manhunt, the Benders will lead a ramshackle parade of bounty hunters, glory mongers and one remorseless outlaw on a violent journey across the American frontier--among such real-life characters as Jesse James and John Wesley Hardin.