Faced with a mystery involving a missing lawman and his wife, Deputy Marshal Custis Long arrives in Cheyenne to find the truth and becomes trapped in a web of murder, opium addiction, deceit and hidden gold

"After Bethlehem Bacon's husband goes missing while out surveying on the Wind River Indian Reservation, Deputy U.S. Marshal Custis Long heads out to Wyoming Territory to lead the search. And when the beautiful Beth insists on accompanying him, Longarm finds himself distracted by desire for the sizzling Mrs. Bacon."--Page 4 of cover.