LIZ Liz Allen isn't going to take it anymore. Men have been trying to victimize her all her young life. But that ends when the fat local sheriff strips her and whips her alone in a cell. It ends with a dead sheriff and Liz on the run. She soon finds Gunson, a pretty-boy hood, and together they create their own little crime spree. But you don't turn your back on Liz for long, and Gunson soon discovers that he's as expendable as the next guy--who turns out to be a hood named Lew Barker. Trouble is, they all figure they know more than Liz. They all figure they're more ruthless than a woman. They know the score. But they all learn the hard way--Liz makes it on her terms, and she's got nothing to lose. SYNDICATE GIRL Jackson City is owned by the Syndicate. Everyone knows it. Step out of line, you get a bullet courtesy of Zito's men. It's Captain Marcy Lewis's job to keep it that way. But now District Attorney Mal Waters has decided to step in and do something about it. And he's got the city's only respectable newspaper behind him. But Waters is up against the men who put him in office, the men in Zito's pocket. He's also up against his fiancé, who has her own plans and doesn't want him rocking the boat. Zito and the Syndicate have got all the aces in this game, and all Waters has got is his determination. They've framed him, and they've humiliated him. Then he meets Mary Lister, the syndicate's girl, and he sees a way out....