Tangled Trails

Tangled Trails plunges into a Western world where money, power, and violence ride close together. James Cunningham is a hard-driving promoter whose ruthless success in Dry Valley has left angry settlers, frightened witnesses, and a trail of suspicion behind him, while a young woman's plea and a threatening letter hint that his schemes may be catching up with him. When blackmail, family tension, and a brutal confrontation erupt, the story shifts from boardroom menace to raw frontier action, where rodeo glory, broken bones, and fierce competition test courage as much as any gunfight. At the center stands Kirby Lane, drawn into a murder mystery that reaches into Cunningham's family and into his own future. As he follows clues involving Esther McLean, Wild Rose, Phyllis Harriman, and Jack Cunningham, he must navigate shifting loyalties, hidden evidence, and accusations that could destroy him. With a missing set of papers, a suspicious inquest, and a killer still at large, Kirby risks everything to uncover the truth before justice, love, and survival are all thrown off course. This edition has been fully restored with modern typesetting, custom cover design.