Buffalo Run: A Rip Campbell Western
He rode away from one fight, only to find a whole town that needed saving.
Rip Campbell is a man on the drift. After the bloody events in Prospect Ridge, he's low on cash, nursing a whiskey headache, and looking for a fresh start where no one knows his name. Lured by tales of gold in the Black Hills, he takes a job as a hired gun, protecting a small group of prospectors on the dangerous trail to the boomtown of Buffalo Run. But he's about to discover that some towns are more dangerous than the trail, and some devils are harder to kill than any road agent.
Buffalo Run isn't a town of opportunity; it's a muddy, lawless trap ruled by the iron fist of the ruthless and intelligent saloon owner, Cyrus Vane. Vane owns everything: the only saloon where a man can sell his gold, the only store selling overpriced supplies, and the claims office that bleeds prospectors dry before they even lift a shovel. His empire is protected by a gang of violent enforcers, led by the brutish Bull Ramsey and the deadly fast-draw, Silas Kane.
When Rip sees Vane's thugs preying on a helpless miner, his deep-seated hatred of bullies forces his hand. A simple act of defiance explodes into a full-blown barroom brawl, marking him as trouble. After defending a courageous widow trying to start a rival business, Vane escalates, branding Rip an outlaw and putting a five-hundred-dollar bounty on his head. Now, the lone drifter must become the reluctant leader of a desperate rebellion, uniting scared miners and shopkeepers against a tyrant's private army.
From back-alley beatings and tense standoffs to a running gunfight through the hills, this action-packed Western adventure charts a brutal war for a town's soul. Rip must orchestrate a daring gold heist, unmask a traitor in his own ranks, and survive a lightning-fast duel in the street, all leading to a fiery, explosive siege that will leave Buffalo Run in ashes or freedom.
Perfect for fans of Elmore Leonard's sharp dialogue, Zane Grey's classic frontier justice, and the high-octane action of a Clint Eastwood film, Buffalo Run is a gritty, standalone Western novel that proves you can't outride your own conscience. The Rip Campbell Western series continues with a story of greed, redemption, and the brutal cost of standing for what's right.
