This tale follows on directly from The Gallows Gang, in which Nat McBain and Shackleton Frost agree to work together to take prisoners to jail. It also has a sub-plot about bone-hunter Jim Dragon and his eternal conflict with Pierre Dulaine. I enjoyed this sub-plot so much that Jim returned in Incident at Pegasus Heights.
I've only just realized that like Bleached Bones in the Dust a key moment in the plot revolves around finding bones that have been buried out there somewhere....
When Mayor Maxwell and his
daughter are brutally murdered, feelings in Bear Creek run high. Even when the
killer is caught and sentenced to life in prison, the townsfolk demand a
lynching. So Sheriff Bryce calls in Nathaniel McBain to spirit the killer away
through Devil’s Canyon to Beaver Ridge jail.
At first, Nathaniel manages
to stay one step ahead of the pursuing mob; but as he loses ground, he realizes
he faces an even bigger problem: his prisoner could be innocent after all. . .
A dark secret about what
really happened is buried in Devil’s Canyon. Will Nathaniel be able to uncover
the truth before the mob reaches him?
It's now available from all good amazon stores.
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