Best Bandit, The, & the Three Crosses (Abridged, Audio cassette, Abridged edition)

Tenderfoot Randal Dale arrives in the Mexican border town of Greensville, packing a big wad of cold cash, and determined to make his fortune in the cattle business. But when he asks for "the best man in town" to help him, he doesn't realize that "the best man in that lawless place means the best bandit, rustler and killer around -- one Jeems Loring. That misunderstanding puts young Dale in deadly danger at the hands of treacherous outlaws from both sidles of the border. But this tenderfoot has a few surprises of his own in store for the men who decide to cheat and rob him of his money -- and his life.

Some men find the threat of imminent death a mighty powerful motivator to make the best use of the rest of their days. When cowpuncher Barry Home becomes convinced that he has only days, perhaps hours to live, he quits his job and decides he'll have a little fun before he goes. He mends a few fences, rights some old wrongs, and he buys a cheap, gaudy knife -- one that he figures will look good on him when he's dressed up for his own funeral. But with that innocent purchase, he suddenly finds himself caught in the middle of a deadly plot -- where every breath he breathes might well be his last.