Rye Tyler was twelve when his father was killed in an Indian raid. Taken in by a mysterious stranger with a taste for books and an instinct for survival, Rye is schooled in the hard lessons of life in the West. But after killing a man, he is forced to leave his new home. He rides lonely mountain passes and works on dusty cattle drives until he finds a job breaking horses. Then he meets Liza Hetrick, and in her eyes he sees his future. After establishing himself as marshal of Alta, he returns, only to discover that Liza has been kidnapped. Tracking her to Robbers’ Roost, Rye is forced to face the man who taught him all he knows about books, guns, and friendship. Two old friends—one woman: Who will walk away?
- ISBN10 0449123561
- ISBN13 9780449123560
- Publish Date 12 May 1982 (first published 1 February 1969)
- Publish Status Out of Stock
- Out of Print 13 November 1992
- Publish Country US
- Publisher Random House USA Inc
- Imprint Ballantine Books Inc.
- Edition New edition
- Format Paperback (A-Format (178x111 mm))
- Pages 143
- Language English