In all his years of bounty hunting, not one injury could rival the pain Lou Prophet felt when he thought he'd lost his old partner Louisa Bonaventure. Now that he's rescued her from the brink of death in Mexico, they're seeking a fresh start in Juniper, Wyoming, which had once been called Helldorado before Lou's friend, "Hell-Bringin'" Hiram Severin, cleaned it up. Or thought he had...

The two bounty hunters take on jobs as gold guards for a local bank--and Louisa takes up with a rich banker. Lou doesn't have time for jealousy because some people have decided to welcome them to Helldorado with some hot lead. Now Prophet needs to find this filth that's been swept under the carpet, or he and Louisa will be settling down in Helldorado for good--six feet under...