"When a band of thievin' cutthroats bushwhacks Longarm's old friend, peg-leg Richard Collins, the lawman vows to bring them to justice. But the local sheriff warns him off. It may be personal, but it sure ain't federal, so Deputy U.S. Marshal Custis Long is out of his jurisdiction. Until the sheriff and his four deputies end up just as dead--and Longarm's left to hunt for the killers..."--p.[4] of cover.