Staked out under the baking heat of the desert sun by Frank Chapel's riders from hell is no way for any man to die. Only someone as resilient as Matt Travis had the courage to endure the heat and the vultures and survive. When finally he manages to escape a gruesome death only one thing is on his mind - revenge. But his memory has been blasted to oblivion and he is even unsure of his own name. All he knows is that everyone wants him dead! Justice must be done and Matt will be judge, jury and hangman. First, though, he must face up to the truth of his past and, that accomplished, lead begins to fly.