Louis Trimble was an American author and academic whose work spanned science fiction, westerns, mysteries, and academic non-fiction. His writing was characterized by compelling narratives and a keen observation of human nature. Trimble explored themes of societal change and adaptation, often set against dynamic backdrops. His stylistic versatility and genre-bending approach make him a compelling figure in American letters.
Nat Horne controlled the mining town of Stilikine. He had made Sim Kenyon deputy sheriff for the area with the promise that Kenyon, a rancher, could have the entire valley — once they drove out the smaller ranchers.
Recuperating from a hospital stay for lung trouble, Tom Hallam, a former reporter for a San Francisco paper, had decided to take a job as a reporter on a small, rural Washington state weekly, mostly for the fresh air. Arriving in the small town of Vinson, things had been going pretty much as he had expected, excluding, of course, the woman whom he had never met that claimed to be his wife, that is until he discovered a body in his cabin. Despite the fact that the body had disappeared before the local sheriff could investigate, Hallam has founds himself in a world of trouble - Murder Trouble.
It was lucky for the inhabited glaxy that Endo was where he was-because the Bodelan Way was rapidly undermining humanity's grip on the stars-and Margil was the key to it all.