Son of a wanted man - Louis L'Amour

Mike Bastian was raised to the wild ways, a strong young man of the canyon country left to roam free by his father, who held an iron grip on a vast criminal empire that terrorized a wide stretch of the western territories. Although he had never broken the law, Mike learned all the deadly skills of the lawless breed from his father's men.

Now it is time for his father to retire — and he has called in Mike to take over the reins of control. Caught between jealous gang members, relentless lawmen, and his growing love for an innocent girl, Mike Bastian — son of a wanted man — must decide whether or not to follow the road to hell down his father's outlaw trail.