Del Troy is a cowman with no cows who has come a long, hard way from Texas to Flaming Canyon, the choicest range in Washington. But he dreams of his own ranch, and every long haul he make with his Conestoga wagons, brings him closer to achieving it. And just when it seems like it might come true, Bix Herrod, a greedy cattleman backed by ruthless gunmen, wants to take it all from him for his own, roaring herd. Caught in the warfare between them are a pink-eyed, albino cowboy named Whitey Crade, the gunman Fred Bolte, known for his sombrero covered with hooks, and the Roxanna Laranjo, an exotic, raven-haired blackjack dealer full of secrets.

"Few western adventurers, even in fiction, ever met and overcame as many obstacles as Del Troy. Flaming Canyon is a western that has everything, packed with adventure, that reaches a climax that's scarcely expected by the reader. " The Columbia Record

Walker A. Tompkins (1909-1988) was a journalist, radio host, respected historian, prolific western novelist, and a screenwriter who was honored by the California State Legislature for his work chronicling regional history in the Santa Barbara area.