by Carol Anderson (Illustrator), Stan Lynde (Author)
U.S. Deputy Marshal Merlin Fanshaw arrives at the Crow Indian Reservation with orders to restore law and order. But a powerful rancher and his son block the deputy's efforts in order to retain their rigid control over the nearby settlement of Medicine Lodge. When a shocking murder rocks the town, tension and violence escalates between the Crow Indians and the settlers. Fanshaw must bring in the killer before an innocent man loses his life--or he forfeits his own.
Author Biography
Author of seven novels featuring the adventures of U.S. Deputy Marshal Merlin Fanshaw, Stan Lynde is a fourth-generation native Montanan and the creator of two highly-acclaimed syndicated cartoon strips, Rick O'Shay and Latigo. He lives in Helena, Montana with his wife Lynda. Stan is a long-time member of Western Writers of America and The Authors Guild. He received the prestigious SPUR Award in 2009 for the audio book of his 2008 novel Vendetta Canyon.