The heart of the American West can be found in the Western fiction of Steve Frazee. He captures the past with impeccable historical accuracy and a deep understanding of human character.

In "Mormon Forge" Patrick Stong was recently made the sheriff of Antelope County. Stong's predecessor was a coward and a tippler, and has been appointed town marshal of Mormon Forge where Stong is headquartered. "Four Graves West" finds Bondad County in a drought. There is plenty of water on Purs McCool's Wagon Wheel and Asa Kirker of the Ladder Ranch wants Purs McCool to sell out, but McCool refuses.