Death on Portal Mesa

Wyoming native George Red Fox Bentley is nearly done with college in Vermont when he learns that his father has died in an accident on their Wyoming ranch. As the only heir, the young man must quickly adapt to running a cattle ranch in 1950s rural Wyoming, but it is not long before George suspects that his father’s death was no accident.

Investigating on his own, George wonders if his father’s broken neck happened as reported--in a fall from his horse--or whether rope marks on a tree near the site of his fall mean something far more sinister is happening that affects the Arrow---B Ranch.

George relentlessly pursues the truth though he can’t get law enforcement to pay much attention, even when he discovers that his father had refused to sell the Arrow---B to an out of town group. Soon George discovers that the appearance of more strangers in town means that a Chicago-based crime syndicate wants his land and they will do whatever it takes to get it.

The lifestyle of 1950s Wyoming is not far removed from the Old West and George leans on his grandfather, Chief Running Deer, for wisdom. Then, with his life in danger, the half Arapaho, half Scot, young ranch owner decides to fight back. He will honor his father’s wishes and protect the Arrow---B as he navigates his way through a powerful romance and a rural Wyoming county teeming with mobsters aiming to kill him and get his land.