Set in the rugged Canadian Northwest, this story is about a woman, Joanne Gray, who travels to a lawless gold-mining camp to find her missing husband, only to become the target of a dangerous outlaw, Bill Quade, and find an unexpected ally in a writer named John Aldous. First-edition hardcover copy in near fine condition. Dust jacket has been preserved in a mylar wrapper and has no signs of shelfwear to note. DJ states "reproduction" on the inside flap of the back cover. Book is bound in navy cloth boards with dulled gilt writing on the spine. Unclipped. Pages are clean, unmarked, with tight binding. No foxing or discoloration.