"The Montana Kid, "El Keed" south of the border, slips a marriage noose to join Mateo Rubriz, prince of Mexican outlaws, in a wild cross-border raid. The target: a gold and emerald crown stolen by the governor of Duraya from the church under his protection! In Duraya, Montana and Rubriz have no problem getting into the governor's fort, even finding the crown. It's the getting out that nearly undoes them!"--Product description.

Twenty-five years ago the Lavery's baby boy was kidnapped. A con man convinces a young man to impersonate the boy, so as to gain the Lavery estate. But the man confesses to the Lavery's daughter who he is, and vows to find the real son.