Book excerpt: On a brutal cattle drive, Jessie and Ki take on a ruthless killer... Driving two thousand head of cattle from the Starbuck ranch in Texas all the way to Dodge City is no easy task, but a flood that's put the railroad out of commission leaves Jessie and Ki with no choice. Drought, prairie fires, renegade Indians, and even an attack by a panther are just part of the job. A killer who's determined to see Jessie dead is something else entirely!