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In a dust‑caked frontier town that still smells of stale whiskey and sun‑baked tumbleweeds, a lanky stranger known only as Skeletal Bill leans against the bar, his high‑heels and sombrero making him impossible to ignore. With a quiet charm and a reputation for impossible gun tricks, he wanders into a conversation that unravels the legend of Hooty Edwards—a notorious outlaw who vanished after a daring bank robbery. Through the bartender’s rambling recollections, Skeletal Bill learns of a family left adrift, a son named after him, and a mystery that still haunts the valley.
As the story unfolds, Skeletal Bill finds himself drawn into a tangled web of loyalty, unfinished business, and the uneasy peace of a community still nursing old wounds. Listeners will be pulled into a vivid, dialogue‑rich tableau of western life, where every grin hides a secret and the promise of a birthday gift could spark a fresh chase across the rugged landscape.
Language
en
Duration
~1 hours (67K characters)
Release date
2025-10-04
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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