High Ground

HIGH GROUNDA Western Thriller  A stolen Army payroll. A mountain fortress no army can reach.?? One outlaw captain who never stopped fighting his war. When a Southern Pacific freight train is derailed in a deadly canyon ambush, former Confederate raider Clay Rook and his hardened band of veterans disappear into the brutal wilderness of the Chisos Mountains with sixty thousand dollars in stolen Army gold.
Three soldiers are dead. The Army wants justice. And nobody believes the gold can be recovered. Nobody except Eldridge Sample. A former Texas Ranger with a damaged knee, a sharp eye, and a reputation for solving impossible problems, Sample rides alone into one of the most dangerous regions in the Southwest. His target is a man who has spent fifteen years turning mountain warfare into an art form-and who commands a loyal company of seasoned fighters willing to kill to protect their prize.
Outnumbered and cut off from help, Sample must track Rook through a maze of canyons, hidden springs, and towering cliffs where every trail can become an ambush and every ridge line can hide a rifle. But as the hunt closes in, Sample discovers something even more dangerous than the stolen gold. Clay Rook isn't just a bandit. He's a strategist. A soldier who never surrendered. And he's been preparing for this confrontation longer than anyone realizes.
Now two legendary survivors are on a collision course high above the desert floor, where one mistake means death and the winner walks away with a fortune. HIGH GROUND is a fast-paced Western thriller packed with mountain warfare, relentless pursuit, tactical cat-and-mouse suspense, rugged frontier action, and an unforgettable showdown between two men who understand that the most dangerous battles are fought by those willing to endure longer than everyone else.