The detective investigating a little girl's murder promises the child's mother that he will find the culprit, and his vow turns into an obsession that will take him into the depths of good and evil, crime and punishment.

When she falls in love with Joshua, a slave, free-born Belle Dorcas uses the magic of a conjer woman to keep Joshua with her.

An illustrated history of western saloons, with songs, sayings, anecdotes, legends, contemporary accounts, line engravings, and photographs.