Canyon Center, Oregon, a ghost town from the old mining days, had its legends. One of them was about Lost Cabin Mine. A miner had built a cabin in the center of the canyon bed, panning feverishly for gold. He hit the jackpot, returned to town for provisions, and headed back to his mine. The story says that the young man then couldn't find his way back to his mine -- and neither could anyone else. That was the year that Pegleg Miller went into the hills and never came back. The other was the story of Butcher Krantz, a deadly menace to anyone who crossed his path. Entire populations were steeped in fear at the mere mention of his name -- and his reputation was well deserved. The only man who wasn't afraid of Butcher Krantz was Crook Alvord. He had come to Canyon Center at about the same time the Butcher seemed to have disappeared. People thought Crook wasn't afraid of anything, but they were wrong. He feared one man -- his own brother. In Canyon Center, three killers will meet.