The Mysterious Rider
A Novel
Zane Grey
Published: 1921
Pages: 335
He rode from out of nowhere into the Bellounds ranch. No one knew from where he had come nor who he really was. In appearance he was a middle-aged man, gentle and kindly. But there was another side to his nature; he had a terrible reputation as a sure-triggered gunfighter called "Hell Bent" Wade. When he entered the lives of the people at the ranch, no one could have guessed the drama which he brought with him. The Mysterious Rider was to play the role of the fate in the lives of everyone there. The time of decision arrived when an inevitable tragedy was at hand; then the man they called "Hell Bent" Wade had to pay with a great sacrifice. Only then did they realize who the strange figure within their midst really was