‘…an entertaining story that plunges the reader into adventure and mystery in old-time Colorado.’ -Karen Gerdes, Retired University English Teacher
‘A delightful read depicting life in a mining town at the turn of the century woven into the interesting twists and turns of an action-packed double-murder mystery.’ -Wade Biggs, Retired Writer for Stars and Stripes
Attorney Andrew Coyle returns again to do legal battle in the American Wild West. This time, Coyle is summoned by a close friend to Cripple Creek to defend a ‘working girl’ accused of murdering her madam. Coyle, traveling with his wife and daughter, enters a tumultuous mining town of roughnecks, prospectors, and assassins. Coyle’s investigation proves unsettling to some, and he himself is accused of yet another murder. His life threatened, Coyle resists and stubbornly tries to solve both cases.
About the author
G. Eldon Smith was born and raised in Colorado, where his three mystery novels are set. He has been to all the cities and towns he writes about. His previous novels are Murder in the Rockies and Two Miles High and Six Feet Under. Gary’s opinions have been published in the Rocky Mountain News and The Denver Post, and he has sold cartoons to magazines. Gary lives in Centennial, a suburb of Denver, where it is mandatory to live and die with the Broncos.