ITS RAINING BULLETS AND BUCKSHOT Deputy U.S. Marshal Custis Longs got no stomach for yellow-bellied killers—but when a gang of outlaws takes to decapitating deputies, its Longarm who loses his head. The worst of the bunch is a wild hellcat by the name of Bella Flowers, whos going to be pushing up daisies just like her cold-blooded compadres if she keeps putting up a fight. Once hes got Bella hogtied, handcuffed, and headed for hanging, Longarm runs afoul of a mysterious bushwhacker. But the shooters target may be someone else entirely—a lovely blonde on her way to Hell Creek to claim her uncles ranch. Once a boom town, Hell Creek is now a haven for hard cases, so Longarm aims to make sure the pretty lady isnt riding blindly into a storm of trouble,