Four Color #344
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "Death Waits on the River," Sergeant Preston and Inspector Wade navigate the treacherous waters of the Yukon in a vintage sternwheel boat, escorting supplies from Forty Mile to Dawson. When a newcomer to the frontier, Elton Gaines, is suddenly shot by a hidden sniper from a cliffside, the two investigators must piece together a deadly mystery on the isolated river. With tense atmosphere and vivid art by Alberto Giolitti, this 1951 Dell classic delivers a gripping, grounded tale of suspicion and survival, all rendered in striking detail on a cover by Morris Gollub.
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Sergeant Preston and Inspector Wade are taking an old sternwheel riverboat from Forty Mile to Dawson. While en route, Elton Gaines, a newcomer who was sent to compete with an established business to provide supplies to trading posts, is shot by a sniper on a cliff overlooking the river. Preston and Wade investigate to find who shot Gaines and why.
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