The ranch of the tombstones

By W C Tuttle

A graveyard has been disturbed, cattle are disappearing, and suspicion rides faster than any honest explanation. Travelling cowboys Hashknife Hartley and Sleepy Stevens enter ranch country looking for employment, only to find themselves caught between local hostility, concealed danger and questions that refuse to stay buried. Their easy camaraderie and humour sharpen the contrast with a mystery in which brands, guns and divided loyalties may all carry evidence. Ranch work gives this western adventure its firm foundation, while the trail leads into the rougher machinery of frontier justice. Law officers, an inquest and saloon confrontations draw the two cowboys deeper into a network of deception surrounding cattle theft and the unresolved graveyard mystery. The nearby railroad town of Gunsight broadens the territory beyond the ranches, bringing hired men, officials and rival interests into uneasy proximity without loosening the tension. Hashknife and Sleepy bring practical experience and a lively partnership to every encounter, whether they are reading a dangerous situation, facing violence or trying to protect a young woman. Horse travel, cattle brands and firearms are not decorative frontier details here; they shape the risks, clues and conflicts of a mystery western where justice must contend with suspicion and local rivalry. Humour runs beside suspense rather than displacing it, giving the novelette a distinctive rhythm as danger gathers around both the living and the dead. This book was out of print for decades and is now republished by Alpha Editions. It has been restored for today's and future generations. This edition is not just a reprint - it's a collector's item and a cultural treasure.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9377781043
• ISBN13: 9789377781040
• Release Date: October 2026
• Publisher: Alpha Edition
• Length: 80 Pages
• Weight: 0.26 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"