For a Texas Ranger, death is a way of life. Wilkie John Liquorish may be a young man, but he's no greenhorn. So far in his short, hard life, he's dug graves, driven cattle, and nearly dangled from the end of a hangman's noose--no thanks to his ungentlemanly enemy, Gentleman Jack Delaney. Now Wilkie's been newly deputized as a Texas Ranger--and the real fun begins ... At Fort Concho, Wilkie John receives word that a bounty hunter is tracking the notorious outlaw known as Phantom Bill. Wilkie John has every reason to join the party: duty, honor, redemption, maybe even fortune and fame. But he has one reason to be wary: the bounty hunter is Gentleman Jack. He tried to kill Wilkie John once. This time, he might succeed ... THERE ARE TWO PATHS TO IMMORTALITY IN THE OLD WEST: SHOOT FAST OR DIE FASTER.