Madam U.S. Marshal

<p>In 1878 Idaho Territory the town of Orofino clings to the banks of the Clearwater River half dream and half desperation and its only real law wears a Marshal's star over a woman's heart. Known simply as Madam she can read a trail like scripture and hold a saloon full of hard men with a single look but a string of burned freight wagons whispered blame on the Nez Perce and the quiet rise of a shadowy raider called the Lark threaten to set the whole country on fire. Caught between merchants who smell profit an Army captain who believes in hammers more than justice and a ruthless money man who buys other people's debts and souls Madam must ride a line as narrow as a canyon ledge to keep war from crossing the river. With her father Del standing as mayor at her back and a Nez Perce elder who names her she who sees ahead Madam gambles everything-reputation town and life itself-on one last showdown to prove that sense can be heavier than lead and that a quiet honest land is worth more than all the gold men ever chased.</p>