Clint Adams has a reputation for getting his man. But now, a very disturbed man is trying to get him. Adams receives an anonymous letter with a list of names numbered one to ten—names of people who are going to be killed unless the Gunsmith can find a way to stop the madman. But even if Adams wins the deadly game, his own number might be up...
J.R. Roberts (Robert J. Randisi) is an American author who writes in the Detective and Western genres. He has authored more than 500 published books and has edited more than 30 anthologies of short stories. Booklist magazine said he "may be the last of the pulp writers."
He co-founded and edited Mystery Scene magazine and co-founded the American Crime Writers League. He founded The Private Eye Writers of America in 1981, where he created the Shamus Award.