THE PROVING TRAIL

Young Kearney McRaven had traveled some rough trails, but tracking his father's killer was a man-size task. Especially since he himself was being hunted by mysterious gunmen in long, black coats. From Silverton to the Spanish Peaks, they followed him--until he stopped running and started shooting. Folks tried to tell him that his father had killed himself, but Kearney McRaven knew better. His pa was no quitter. Then the boy discovered that just before the bullet had found him, the elder McRaven had had a remarkable run of luck. He'd won nearly ten thousand dollars and the deed to a cattle ranch. So Kearney decided to go after what was rightfully his ... even if it bought him some man-size trouble. Kearney tracks his fathers killer from Silverton to the Spanish Peaks, determined to bring the murderer to justice. But he is unaware that he is being tracked at the same time--by the murderous thugs who put his father in the grave--and are more than willing to send another McRaven along the same route They tried to tell him that his father had killed himself, but Kearney McRaven knew better. No matter what life had dealt him, his father would go down fighting. And as he delved deeper into the mystery, he learned that just before his father died, the elder, McRaven had experienced a remarkable run of luck: he'd won nearly ten thousand dollars and the deed to a cattle ranch. Not yet eighteen, Kearney was determined enough to track down his father's murderer and claim what was rightfully his. Now, followed every step of the way by a shadowy figure. Kearney must solve the mystery of his father's hidden past-a past that concealed a cold-blooded killer who would stop at nothing to keep a chilling secret Kearney McRaven attempts to solve the mysterious death of his father and claim his right to a big fortune which includes thousands of dollars and the deed to a ranch