Winding Stair

“Winding Stair is True Grit for grown-ups... A significant and highly entertaining contribution to the popular literature of the American West.”—The New York Times   Fort Smith Arkansas in 1890 is a haven of justice presiding over thousands of square miles known as the Indian Nation a land that harbors the most hardened criminals in the country. When a woman is found murdered young attorney Eben Pay newly arrived to the territory is pulled into a posse that follows a trail of blood and destruction. Among the dead he discovers a survivor the beautiful traumatized Jennie Thrasher and the question of what she witnessed hangs like a storm cloud over the investigation. From the trial to the courtroom Winding Stair is a classic historical novel that brings to vivid life a bygone era.