01085cam a2200241 4500 762860042 TxAuBib 20230414120000.0 980226t19981956||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9780812551198 pbk. 0812551192 pbk. TxAuBib Kelton, Elmer. Hot Iron. 1st Forge ed. NY : Forge, 1998. ©1956. 217 p. ; 18 cm. Originally published: New York : Ace Books, 1956. In the early days of the Texas panhandle, starting a new life s hard-but keeping it is even harder. Espy Norwood is a troubleshooter who's got troubles of his own-and more troubles find him when he lands a job on a ranch on the Teas plains. bitter landowners plot against him. determined cattle thieves sneak right under his nose, and his own son refuses to trust or even know him. can he catch the thieves, save the ranch, and win his son's love? 20230414. Texas Fiction.