Tough Justice

Burt Lowell lives as a recluse in an abandoned ghost town - until someone puts a price on his head. And Burt wants to find out who, and why. The trail leads to Ludwig Rickard, scheming owner of the Half-Box M, with his eye on the Long Rail. But there is a more sinister figure behind him: the elusive railroad boss Abbot Mossman. Somewhere down the tracks, Lowell must confront his would-be killer on his own ground...
Tough Justice by Colin Bainbridge