Zane Grey's Stories of the West #30

Ernest Selby, a young Iowan newly come to Arizona after inheriting his uncle’s struggling ranch, takes on the role of a greenhorn dude to uncover what happened to his cattle. As he settles into life among the cowboys, he earns the trust of Nebraskie Kemp and Bud Miller, while forming a quiet bond with Anne Hepford, the daughter of the ranch’s suspicious foreman. With the desert sun watching and secrets simmering beneath the surface, Ernest must navigate loyalty, love, and the truth behind the ranch’s decline.

In the dusty frontier town of Frisco, New Mexico, young lawman Elfego Baca makes a bold move, arresting cowboy McCarty after a violent shooting and locking him in the jail—only to find himself besieged by a mob of eighty ranch hands led by Slaughter ranch foreman Mr. Perham. With the town’s only shelter a mud-plastered jacal, Baca holds the line against the siege, defending his duty as deputy Ross watches from the shadows. As the dust settles, the trial that follows will echo through the West, cementing Baca’s name in the annals of frontier justice.