by Robert Knott
First published 2014
Territorial Marshal Virgil Cole and Deputy Everett Hitch deliver murderer Captain Alejandro Vasquez to Citadel for trial. Before they can rest, robbers hit the Comstock Bank. Cole and Hitch must track down the stolen money and catch the thieves. Their main suspect turns up beaten outside a brothel, using a fake name to hide from his past. The investigation leads them to Vasquez, who holds crucial information about the crime. Cole and Hitch follow the trail of stolen cash to two scheming brothers and the daughter of a wealthy Saint Louis millionaire. Family betrayal drives the case as siblings turn against each other. The lawmen face a web of deception where revenge consumes everything in its path.
Genres: american-fiction, historical-fiction, 20th-century, adventure, crime, detective, action, 19th-century
Vibes: fast-paced, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family
Setting: Citadel, Comstock Bank, Saint Louis
Period: 19th-century
352 pages · Hardcover · G.P. Putnam's Sons