Albert Granger doesn't believe in convenient coincidences. When Boston surveyor William Walsh is found murdered in Beaumont on the same day his wife Eleanor arrives in town, everyone sees guilt written in the timing.
Eleanor Walsh makes the perfect suspect—a widow with financial troubles, a suspicious alibi, and motive that fits like a tailored glove. The town wants swift justice, and she's serving herself up on a silver platter.
As pressure mounts to convict Eleanor and close the case, Albert discovers that William Walsh died not for what he'd done, but for what he might have discovered.
With Eleanor facing the gallows and the real killer moving freely among Beaumont's elite, Albert must prove that sometimes the most obvious suspect is exactly what someone wants you to see.
It's a legal procedure. Very nice and kind of brainy. The paperwork is more than usual for a Western but it doesn't get in the way. The people are important and well rounded. All in all, it's a good story. I would recommend it for those who don't have to have a shoot out to enjoy a tale.