Louis L'Amour's Desert Tales
Law of the Desert and Desert Death Song

In Law of the Desert, Shad Marone is on the run. He shot a man in a fair fight; but the sheriff is his bitter enemy, and Shad knows hell never get a fair trial. In Desert Death Song, Nat Bodine is given a choice: to die by hanging or take his chances in the desert. But when a good woman believes in a man, he finds the will to survive.