Jesse James #5

When corrupt Sheriff Toland frames innocent farmers Hank Moreland and Eddie Desmond for a bank robbery they didn't commit, Jesse James decides they won't hang for his crimes—so he devises a daring plan to break them out of Fort Smith, where the notorious "Hanging Judge" Isaac Parker holds court. With the help of his gang, Jesse infiltrates the federal prison itself to engineer an escape from the very heart of justice in the Wild West.

When a crooked sheriff frames two innocent farmers for a bank robbery Jesse James actually committed, Jesse rides into Fort Smith determined to break them out before the hanging judge can carry out his sentence. With the help of his gang, Jesse infiltrates the heavily guarded federal jail, hatches a daring escape plan, and sets the stage for a desperate bid for freedom.

When six people—including Mrs. Lubart and her family—are shot and burned in their Saskatchewan farmhouse, Sergeant Ken Knight of the Canadian Northwest Mounted Police faces a baffling mystery with no clues and no apparent motive. As Knight investigates the Lubart relatives and their connections, suspicion falls on Mike Bova, whose troubled marriage to the Lubarts' daughter and angry threats against the family make him a prime suspect—but the evidence and timeline suggest someone else entirely. Can Knight piece together the puzzle before the true "Murderer Unknown" strikes again?