Robert Hanlon: The Timber U.S. Marshal Chronicles Western Series

Jake Timber is a tortured man, repaying his debt to society for avenging the brutal murders of his wife and daughter. In his work as a special agent, tasked with ridding the territory of criminals, he takes no prisoners and gives no mercy. His job is to hunt down wanted men, asking no questions before delivering his own brand of justice through the barrel of a gun. While traveling through the territory, Timber finds himself in the middle of a turf war in the town of Heaven Brook, where he helps bring an end to the tyranny of two powerful men.

Marshal Jake Timber has been tasked with collecting Gray Buffalo, an Indian accused of the murder of the president of a stage line, from Fort Collins and bringing him back to Denver for justice. Grey Buffalo's people aren't about to let him leave, however. They attack the fort in earnest, overwhelming both in skill and number the small attachment of greenhorn soldiers stationed there. Timber must be both marshal and army officer, as he teaches the soldiers how to fight Indians. Will Grey Buffalo be rescued by his tribe? Or will he be forced to face his destiny in front of the judge? 

Marshal Jake Timber sets his own rules when it comes to hunting down outlaws. He has his own brand of justice, which usually does not involve the courtroom. He prefers to shoot first, and not ask questions, ever. When his childhood friend and his family are brutally murdered, Jake, seeking to avenge the deaths, teams up with the lawmen from the Hell’s Border town of Fort Smith to track a notorious band of outlaws who have set a trap for Timber, leading him and his posse into Indian Territory and entangling them in a web of deceit and lies.