<DIV><DIV><P>Former Texas Ranger Andy Pickard, called "Badger Boy" when he lived with Comanches as a child, is following the plow on West Texas land until he learns that his friend, Sheriff Tom Blessing, has been killed during a jailbreak. The escaped bank robbers are led by a man calling himself Cordell.&nbsp; Andy gets reinstated as a Ranger so he can catch Cordell and get justice for Tom Blessing.</P><P>Cordell is something of an enigma to Andy, especially since the pursuit slowly reveals that he is very likely <I>not </I>the killer of Tom Blessing. Even so, Cordell and his cohorts must be brought to Ranger justice first and the whodunit sorted out later.</P><P><I>Hard Trail to Follow</I> is the seventh novel in Elmer Kelton&#8217;s acclaimed "Texas Ranger" series.</P></DIV></DIV>