
Buck Brady spends his days whittling thin pine shavings in the dusty office of Mojave Wells, a sun‑baked outpost that hardly appears on a map. The sheriff’s quiet ritual masks a sharper mind as he watches the town fill with thirsty cowboys after the roundup. When the lean Ben Dolan rides in early, he warns Buck of a brewing showdown: two rival gangs, led by Bud Hickman and Pete Asher, have pledged to settle a love triangle over a girl named Rosie Smith once the sun sets.
The promise of a truce until dusk hangs over the Desert Well Saloon like a loaded gun. As the rival riders tumble into town, Buck must decide whether to keep the peace with his steady hand or become the trigger for a deadly night. Listeners are drawn into a tense, cracked‑leather world where a simple grievance can erupt into gunfire, and a sheriff’s patience is tested by the heat of the desert and the heat of human pride.
Language
en
Duration
~18 minutes (17K characters)
Release date
2024-05-07
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1883–1969
Best known for lively Western stories filled with humor, mystery, and ranch-country adventure, this Montana-born writer created the popular cowboy sleuths Hashknife Hartley and Sleepy Stevens. He also worked in Hollywood, writing for films from the silent era into the 1940s.
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