San Angelo is a town as dry as a whore’s kiss—and equally sincere when a man’s time is up. Even the indians don’t bother making trouble down that way. So Longarm doesn’t understand why soldiers from Fort Concho are being picked off under cover of the night. But he’s going to get a firsthand look at the situation, posing as a high-rolling gambler and horse trader. Seems the soldiers have worn out their welcome around town. Especially in the eyes of the Castles, a clan of cattle barons whose word is law in San Angelo. Now Longarm must find out if it’s greed or madness that’s leading to murder—and the search will send him up against a whole town. 193rd novel in the “Longarm” series, 1995.