Pale Horse of the Apocalypse: Justice Defies Death (A Western Adventure Series): 12

Death rides hard along the Nueces.After dismantling the Irish Mob, Texas Ranger Lucas Dunn, Jr. hangs up his badge-keeping a promise to Cassie and trying to carve out a quieter life on the ranch. But peace is short-lived. When the Apache warrior Chato storms the Dunn homestead seeking vengeance, Junior is forced back into the violence he hoped to leave behind.Then the killings begin. A fanatical cult spreads terror across South Texas, led by a madman who believes himself the harbinger of the apocalypse. Ranches burn. Blood stains the dust. With the law unable to stop the slaughter, Junior is hired privately to hunt the killer-no badge, no backup, and no mercy. Wherever he rides, death is close enough to grab the reins.As Spindletop erupts and oil fever grips Texas, Junior gambles again-this time on a risky well at Heaven's Gate Ranch. Fortune and violence have always ridden side by side. Justice doesn't retire.