The Killing of Luther Dunn

Occasional distant flashes of lightning were accompanied by deep rumbles of retreating thunder. Jake gathered the reins of his brothers horse and trudged through the mud toward the barn. The robbery failed, just as planned, Jake considered as he unsaddled the animal and turned it into a stall with a forkful of hay and a bucket of water. But one of the men was shot to death. Too bad it wasnt Dunn. Jake tossed the brush aside and reached for his own mares bridle, saddle, and blanket. He had told Garrett he was going to scout around a little. Now Jake knew exactly where he was going to go. Midnight. Theyre meeting Dunn at midnight. When his stage coach is robbed and Luther disappears, his wife, Sigrid Dunn, is shocked to learn he plotted the robbery. Filled with bitterness and anger toward lying, ambitious, unfaithful Luther, Sigrid does not even mourn when his body is found. Determined to raise her daughters alone with the help of a greenhorn hired boy, Sigrid resentfully turns to her interfering neighbor, Jacob Kearney, for protection and guidance, especially when Luthers ruthless father comes calling. But Luthers murder has not been solved. Evidence points to Mr. Kearney, but he has no motive. Or does he? Worse, he is slowly chipping away at Sigrids stone-hard, stubborn heart. Will she find out too late what Jacob Kearney is really after?