AN ILL WIND Driving the stagecoach to Fort Stockton without a shotgun messenger is keeping John Slocum on his toes. Hes carrying a huge payroll for the Army, and hes dead sure road agents are after it. But before he can tackle the sharpshooter whos after the gold, Slocums caught up in a tornado that destroys half the town. It seems Slocums got a knack for surviving—except now hes got to help find the missing payroll or wind up in jail. And theres a mysterious lady with flame-red hair and a strange request who could be deadlier than the storm ,
