Publisher's Synopsis
In the shadow of Wichita, Delano, Kansas, is a frontier town of grit, greed, and secrets. When young Eli slips across the river into Delano's Hardbottle Saloon, he stumbles into murder, betrayal, and a web of sinister schemes. J.T. Nethergill, the saloon's charismatic owner, and Rocheforde, his cunning benefactor and rival with ties to Wichita's elite, both have their eyes on the boy. But Eli isn't just an innocent wanderer - he's a pawn in a chilling ritual orchestrated by a preacher with dark ambitions. As tensions rise, Delano hurtles toward a reckoning, where the weird and wild West collide in unforgettable ways.
