"Raffe Driscoll is a killer and thief who is falsely known as a saintly avenger who aids the poor. An unscrupulous newspaper man has bestowed the title of “Justice Rider” on the vicious hoodlum in a move to accrue power. Josephine Barrett, a British novelist who is touring America, has become fascinated by the stories of the Robin Hood of the wild west. Barrett arranges for a personal interview with the Justice Rider, and her agent hires Range Detective Rance Dehner to protect her.

Dehner soon finds himself partnered with an unpredictable gambler and aiding a besieged lawman whom the town has turned against. To get to the Justice Rider, the detective must do battle with a corrupt press, a swarm of hired killers, and foolish idealists with gun-filled hands."--