| When army scout Lane Devens breaks his commanding officer snose and dunks his head in a trough, he is unceremoniouslycashiered from service. But there s a new job awaiting him inPennington, Arizona Territory, and after a three-month stint in theFort Bowie guardhouse, he s on his way home to a fresh start. Therehe meets with Mariano Diego, a leading denizen of the Mexicancommunity, and Robert Cates, a wealthy cattleman. They wantLane to investigate the shady dealings of Pennington s most promi-nent businessmen, George Nimitz and Estevan Carrillo.Cares and Diego have discovered that the means by which Nimitzand Carrillo acquire land range from questionable to outright ille-gal, and the local sheriff is involved. Lane s job is to gather enoughsolid evidence to bring in indictments against them, but before he has even begun, Robert Cates is murdered. Lane s best friend isaccused of the crime and found dead in his jail cell, an alleged sui-cide. More murder and mayhem ensue before Lane can stop theruthless powerbrokers. |
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