The wolf: to some a majestic animal that belongs on the lands of Yellowstone; to others, a predator and perceived threat to their livelihoods. And then there are those who think of the wolf as a totem animal, and Alix Thorssen, owner of the Second Sun Gallery in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, is one of them. October is a waiting month between tourist seasons; for Alix, the wait is generally filled with plans for an art auction to support the Teton Land Trust. But the questionable shooting of a wolf on ranch land and a request from an eccentric artist named Queen Johns to look into a death that occurred twenty-five years ago means that Alix will turn sleuth again - and be far from idle. The death of Derek Wylie was covered up when it happened, and even now no one will talk about it. With the citizens threatening to come to blows over the shooting of the wolf and old animosities flaring in a battle for control of the Land Trust auction, Alix Thorssen's search may prove that the price of truth will be paid in blood.