Silver Creek — A.H. Holt

Six years ago John Garrett left home, swearing he would never return. But his father is in trouble. Their neighbor, Tim Hostetter has been murdered. His riders are gone and Garrett cattle are grazing his range. One of Russ Blaine's riders is killed, and another is wounded. Mason Garrett and Rafe Willis are pushing Blaine hard to sell Silver Creek. They need the water. Would Garrett kill to get it?

Heading home, John shoots a bully in a desperately poor town and is wounded escaping the sheriff's posse.

Watching the hills for bushwhackers, Andrea Blaine finds John and helps him hide on the mountain. John joins Del Ketchum, cattleman turned deputy sheriff, to search for the real killers and try to clear his father's name.