Rocky Lane Western #84

Rocky Lane, posing as a horse thief to infiltrate Hap Tucker’s gang, must convince the outlaw leader he’s one of them after being caught riding the stolen prize thoroughbred Black Jack. As Tucker prepares to send him on a deadly mission to guard the valley’s entrance, Rocky races to outwit the gang by setting off a fake ambush to signal his real posse, all while keeping his identity hidden.

In the aftermath of a violent flood on the Red River, Black Jack, the loyal horse of Marshal Rocky Lane, frantically searches for his missing rider, enduring exhaustion and despair. When the horse is captured by a gang of outlaws who mistake him for a prize, he musters his strength to break free and rescue Rocky Lane, who is imprisoned and bound in a shack.

In the dusty frontier town of Owlhoot, a bounty of $10,000 is offered by the powerful land baron Moe Toner for the capture of the roving marshal Rocky Lane, drawing a dangerous pack of gunfighters from across the badlands. As the bounty hunters converge on Toner’s ranch, the marshal rides out to confront them, using his wits and the help of a few loyal allies to outmaneuver the gang before they can strike.

Rocky Lane arrives in a frontier town where a notorious outlaw, Hoagy Davin, has been hiding in plain sight. When Black Jack, the town's mysterious dog, suddenly pins down Davin and leads the citizens to round up the real criminals, Rocky is left wondering how the dog knew which men to target—until he learns Black Jack’s uncanny ability to detect the scent of fear.