The Valley of Dry Bones

the long version

When Jim Chaine, owner of the Bar Chaine Ranch, was murdered, his son, Ross, was sent to live with an aunt. Shortly afterwards, Buel Patchen, manager of the Flying A Ranch, built a large dam in the valley, turning Alamos into a ghost town and destroying the Bar Chaine Ranch. Now a man, Ross Chaine returns to Red Creek Valley to find out what really happened to his father and to take possession of the Bar Chaine. Ross knows his return will likely have a chain reaction -- and that bloodshed could well be involved. But he's determined to set things right, and he has friends on both sides of the border who will help him do just that.