When John Fenton Pratt is shot out of his saddle along the South Solomon River, the sheep ranchers of Sheridan County have had enough. They petition Kansas Governor Bill Hoppe’s help. Range Detective Eutychus Bly is soon on his way, and like always, he’s bringing his irons with him—his .45 Colt and his Winchester .44-40–along with a gut full of dogged determination to find the ones responsible for the skullduggery. Upon arriving in Hoxie, Bly is quickly led to believe it’s the cattlemen in Sheridan County wreaking havoc, but soon he will discover the truth, a horrible, hard-to-swallow a man will sometimes turn on his family and friends just to get his way.