Herschel Baker left his life as a rancher to become sheriff of Yellowstone County, Montana. Only weeks into the job, he's about to find out what it means to bring the law to a lawless land...
It's up to Herschel to stop all forms of criminality—including the old vigilante justice that once ran the town. When the cowboy Billy Hanks is found hanging from a tree with the label HOSS STEELER pinned to his chest, the culprits must be caught whether or not the accusation is true.
With nothing to go on but a dead body, a misspelled note, and a wounded horse, Herschel refuses to look the other way. Someone's going to pay for this dirty deed. Someone found guilty by the right and proper letter of the law...
Dusty Richards is the author of more than fifty Western novels written under both his own name and pseudonyms. He spent his youth in Arizona and has worked as a rancher, auctioneer, rodeo announcer, and TV anchor. Since retiring, he and his wife Pat have done extensive research on the Old West, accumulating a vast library of historical books, diaries, and papers.