Bloodthirsty murderer Johnny Danfield leaves a list of his victims pinned to the chest of each freshly killed corpse, and Longarm must stop the killing before the list of the dead gets any longer.

Longarm goes gunning for justice on a bloodred vengeance trail. A bloodthirsty gang of murdering bandits is kicking up trouble in Longarm's territory. Everybody reckons that the back-shootin' ringleader is the man folks call "Big" Little. A man Longarm had called friend

Longarm is sent to Utah to find out who is inciting the local Indians and discovers a land swindle and an army of hired guns after the price put on his head.

A U.S. marshal sees plenty of both, but this time Custis Long's in for more than his share. He's hunting down a sheriff with a shady past when he gets sidetracked by a few pesky item--like a Wells Fargo stage full of gold. Like a trio of gunslicks headed by a pint-sized pistolero named Mary Lou. Like a pretty schoolmarm who's taken hostage in a holdup ...

Longarm tracks down a good lawman turned bad - and is ambushed by a fiery Irish nurse.