Wolf Point
It’s the 1920s and Prohibition is at its peak in Wolf Point, Montana. Sheriff Andy Larson doesn’t want any part of the bootleg business in Roosevelt County. Unfortunately, there are crime bosses who wish to use Wolf Point as a distribution point for bootleg whisky from Canada. One gang using a plane lands and drops off bootleg booze at a nearby farm. Sheriff Larson is called in to investigate the murders of out-of-town men discovered dead in a barn located on that farm. Meanwhile, Parke Dennison arrives to replace the murdered ex-Police Chief of Wolf Point. Shortly after his arrival, gunmen rob the local bank and shoot-up the police station, killing two policemen. The infamous Purple Gang is blamed for the attack.
Sub-titled “An Andy Larson Frontier Mystery,” the story is fast-paced, with believable characters of the period. The mystery continues to unravel, as the reader must determine the connection between the Canadian suppliers and the mid-western gang trying to get the market on the booze as it is shipped from Montana to the southwest. A fun read and highly recommended.