The Stranger — Max Brand

Staying alive is worth a thousand dollars a day to Oliver Wilton. That's what he's paying Lew Sherry and Pete Long as hired guns to keep him healthy.

And after riding the range, the money looks more than just a little inviting. But before Sherry and Long can pocket their first wages, Wilton is murdered. And town men were never so sad to see their boss take a bullet in the brain as Sherry and Long.

Soon the pair are riding a vengeance trail -- out to catch the low-down killer who put them out a job…