The Mark of Cain

A Western Mystery of Vengeance and Justice

By: Jack Curtis

Narrated by: Virtual Voice

Sam Benbow wants out of the killing life. All he wants is land—and a future for his family.

When the town leaders of Elk City, Montana promise to help Sam Benbow secure a ranch, he reluctantly agrees to serve as temporary marshal until his brother Buddy returns from a cattle run. With his old cavalry friend Skofer Haavik at his side, the job seems simple enough: keep the peace, break up drunken brawls, and pin up a few Wanted posters.

Then trouble rides into town.

Two suspicious drifters arrive, followed closely by Cain King—a notorious bounty hunter dragging a dead outlaw behind his saddle. The tension in Elk City turns sharp and dangerous, and Benbow senses that something is badly wrong.

Out on the trail, his worst fear is confirmed. Buddy has been ambushed—shot in the back and left for dead.

Now the promise of land no longer matters. Justice does.

As Benbow hunts for the truth, he must face a ruthless enemy and decide how far he’s willing to go when the law isn’t enough and the crime is personal.

A gritty Western mystery of betrayal, revenge, and frontier justice—featuring a tough lawman pushed beyond the limits of the badge. A complete stand-alone case in the Sam Benbow series

Praise for the Westerns of Jack Curtis:

‘Pushes all the right buttons’—Western Review

‘Jack Curtis’s spare style and sharp eye for character will keep his books fresh well into the coming century’—Loren D. Estleman

‘Plenty of gunsmoke and hot lead to satisfy most aficionados of the genre’—The Capital Journal

‘A high-caliber tale of Montana revenge’—Kirkus Reviews

‘Plenty of mystery and suspense’—Wayne Barton

THE MARK OF CAIN is Book 4 of the SAM BENBOW WESTERN MYSTERIES:

Book 1: WILD RIVER MASSACRE
Book 2: CUT AND BRANDED
Book 3: THE FIGHT FOR SAN BERNARDO
Book 4: THE MARK OF CAIN
Book 5: BLOOD TO BURN