The American West has always been a region that inspires intrigue and violence-from gunfights at the OK Corral to modern-day murders, scandals, and botched investigations that dominate the nation's headlines. With many stories based on actual events, this collection of takes on the West in all of its treacherous guises: from the Old West, where Joaquim Murietta, the real-life inspiration for Zorro, battles California Rangers who are out for his head; to modern-day Montana, where one man's wealth takes him into the dark corners of the illegal artifacts trade, and where another sees murder as a viable way to take over his neighbor's life.