"On the Pinney Ranch 1898" by Edward Bellamy is an exciting story about Bill, a young cowboy who decides to go west and join the ranch work near the town of Pinney. Having moved to this closed place, where a mysterious and well-known local millionaire reigns, the hero faces dangerous adventures, discovering not only hard work and new friends, but also fragments of the dark past that gradually rise to the surface. The rapid investigation and revelation of the mystery are closely intertwined with the picturesque description of nature and the unique atmosphere of the American Wild West. "On the Pinney Ranch 1898" is an exciting novel that will captivate the reader from the first lines and will not let him go until the last page.