Black Diamond Western #26

In this 1951 frontier tale, Black Diamond and Bumper discover that the ruthless Tad Grimsby has uncovered a fortune in silver on Apache treaty land—and is willing to murder to keep it secret. When Grimsby tortures an Apache chief for information about an incoming treaty messenger, Black Diamond must race against time to prevent the villain's scheme from sparking an Indian war and bloodshed across the territory.

Black Diamond finds himself caught between a ruthless gang called the Riker Brothers—unscrupulous traders known as "Cheaters, Incorporated"—and a Blackfoot tribe seeking justice for murdered members and poisoned supplies in the frozen Montana wilderness. When the Rikers attempt to silence Black Diamond and his companion Bumper through an ambush at the local church, the hero and his trusty horse Reliapon must rely on speed and courage to survive. This tense 1951 western pits cunning against ruthlessness in the snow-locked frontier.

When four desperados scheme to steal Black Diamond's legendary palomino Reliapon, one of them—the criminal Felsher—manages to drug the horse and make off with him after shooting the marshal himself. Now Black Diamond must recover from his wounds while his trusted companion Bumper tracks the thief through treacherous terrain, racing against time before the ornery Reliapon turns on his captor—or worse, before Felsher decides the troubled horse isn't worth keeping alive.