Without Mercy

A U.S. Marshal Framed. A Ruthless Conspiracy. Justice Hangs by a Thread. In Without Mercy, the third gripping volume of Alfred Wallon’s Kennedy, U.S. Marshal series, Marshal Jim Kennedy finds himself at the heart of a deadly plot. After a heated exchange with the uncompromising Judge Isaac Larkin, Kennedy is discovered unconscious beside the judge’s bloody corpse—knife in hand, framed for murder. Stripped of his badge, disavowed by the governor, and hunted by his fellow lawmen, Kennedy has no choice but to escape and seek the truth from the shadows. The El Paso Ring—an insidious network of power and corruption—has finally found a way to bring down its most relentless enemy. But Kennedy isn’t alone. As his friends rally behind him and a former mentor comes out of retirement, the hunt for answers becomes a race against time. Can Kennedy clear his name before the noose tightens? Or will justice be buried beneath lies, betrayal, and the long reach of the powerful? In the unforgiving West,