A rowdy Western comedy set in the town of Piperock, where the sheriff has his hands full managing not outlaws, but the town's own citizens. A wanderer returns after years away to find his hometown unchanged in its talent for chaos and political scheming. The local newspaper has been taken over by a newcomer with strong opinions about the community's morals, the sheriff faces a re-election challenge, and small-town ambitions threaten to be more dangerous than any gunfight. W. C. Tuttle writes with a sharp eye for the absurdities of frontier life, finding comedy in town meetings, newspaper feuds, and the elaborate ways people avoid actual work. The dialogue crackles with the kind of dry Western humor that made Tuttle a household name. For readers who like their Westerns with a wink and their small-town politics with a dash of madness.
