THE DESERT IS DEADLY. THE PRISONER IS EVEN WORSE.
Gideon Malfi is a manipulative genius, a coldblooded killer, and one of the most dangerous men in the West.
He is also worth a fortune alive.
When the Regulator is ordered to escort Malfi and a key witness to Yuma, the mission seems simple enough: keep the prisoner breathing, keep the witness safe, and deliver them both into federal custody.
Then a lynch mob gathers.
With the railroad watched and enemies closing in, Knox makes a desperate choice. He leads his small party into one of the most unforgiving stretches of desert in the Arizona Territory, El Camino del Diablo—the Devil’s Road.
It’s June.
The heat is merciless. Water is scarce. Armed men are following their trail.
And somewhere ahead, Malfi's outlaw gang is waiting.
Soon the water is running out. Men around Knox are beginning to crack. And every mile takes them deeper into a wasteland where one mistake can kill everyone.
Knox thought the hard part would be keeping his prisoner alive.
He was wrong.
Because somewhere ahead, the real gauntlet is waiting.
THE GAUNTLET is another classic John Deacon Western with a touch of romance.
‘John Deacon writes the kind of Westerns I like to read—gritty and fun with lots of heart.’ — Don Bentley, New York Times Bestselling author of the Matt Drake thrillers; the Tom Clancy Jack Ryan, Jr. novels; and the Vince Flynn Mitch Rapp series
Genre: Western