Duel In The Sun

The arrival of Pearl Chavez at the Spanish Bit Ranch in the Brazos Country turned the ranch into a hotbed of conflict and unrest.It all began with Pearl taking reckless young Lewt McCanles as her lover and continued through an exciting bandit chase, a jail break and a dramatic trial.And always, lurking in the background, was the impending clash between Pearl's fight for security and the snarled emotions of the three men who loved her.Step by step, tension increases and suspense mounts in this notable book with James M. Cain calls "the best novel of the Southwest I have any recollection of."