Joe West is a celebrated novelist known for his deeply realistic and compelling storytelling. His extensive travels, undertaken during a globe-trotting journalism career, form the bedrock of his literary output. West immerses himself in the terrains he writes about, often exploring with little more than a sleeping bag to capture authentic atmosphere. This hands-on approach allows him to craft vivid and believable settings that draw readers directly into the narrative.
In 1908, San Francisco detective Chester Wong and his ward, Last Chance Lee, journey to Crow Creek, Montana, to clear the name of a rancher accused of killing the paleontologist responsible for uncovering the bones of the first Tyrannosaurus rex ever found. Original.