Ever since Will Clay's wife and newborn son died in childbirth two winters ago, he has been riding--traveling not so much toward any place special as riding away from his past. Then, late one chilly, fall afternoon, after Clay saves a stray calf, he accepts a grateful rancher's hospitality and finds among the old man's family the sense of belonging he had lost. But when disaster strikes, Clay takes to the trail again--this time to see justice done as he travels a road toward personal redemption.

David Shifren has published western novels under the pen name Shiff Davis and written mysteries for a longtime best-selling young adult series. He has worked as a circus roustabout, short-order cook, movie reviewer, screenwriter, police officer, and teacher at the University of Pittsburgh, where he earned an M.F.A. degree in writing. Originally from New York City, he now lives in Pittsburgh.

Clay’s Justice is his first book for Avalon.