The Sheriff and the Branding Iron Murders
D. R. Meredith
Paperback
(G K Hall & Co, May 1, 1997)
MysteryLarge Print EditionWhen cowboy artist Willie Russell is brutally slain, Sheriff Charles Matthews hasnt much to go on only the hoofprints of a spooked horse and Willies sketches of the beautiful Santiago Crucifix, which had vanished a century before. Frustrated by other leads, Matthews turns to the story of the crucifix. In it he finds eerie links that connect present events with the story of an infamous outlaw, whose courtship of a lovely woman ended in tragedy. To find Willies killer, he may also have to solve the mystery of the crucifix.