Books with title Jean of the Lazy a

A murder mystery western from B.M. Bower“The land was too broken and too barren for anything but grazing, so that she felt fairly sure of having her solitude unspoiled by anything human. Solitude was what she wanted”- B. M. Bower, Jean of the Lazy AJean Douglas is the daughter of Aleck Douglas, a Montana rancher, found guilty of murder and sent to prison. Because he is not the real killer, Lite Avery will try till the end of the novel to find the real murderer.

A man is found shot dead in the kitchen of the Lazy A ranch, and in an absence of other evidence, ranch owner Aleck Douglas is convicted of the crime. His daughter Jean is absolutely certain that he is innocent of the crime, but has no factual evidence with which to prove that her father has been wrongly convicted. With a rapidly dwindling bank account and no clues to speak of, will Jean find a way to free her father and get her old life back?