"While attempting to recover from his harrowing experiences in Mexico, Wyoming Sheriff Walt Longmire finds himself neck deep in the investigation of what could or could not be the suicidal hanging of a shepherd. The situation has unsettling connections to a Basque family with a reputation for removing the legs of Absaroka County sheriffs. Later, matters become even more complicated with the appearance of an oversize wolf in the Big Horn Mountains, but Walt finds himself feeling more and more empathetic toward the creature"--Back cover.
