Robbers’ Roost

by Zane Grey

First published 1932

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A drifting gunman takes work on an isolated Utah ranch whose owner relies on rough men and questionable alliances for protection. The job brings him into the orbit of an outlaw stronghold and a young woman whose vulnerability makes the surrounding criminal world impossible for him to ignore.

Caught between men who recognise violence as the only dependable currency and the possibility of a more honourable life, he must decide where his loyalties lie. The canyon country of southeastern Utah intensifies the story’s isolation, making escape difficult and allowing outlaw groups to operate beyond the easy reach of formal law.