Ault's Heir
C.K. Crigger

Knox is trying to escape the gang when a riverbank collapses under his horse. It is Tinker O’Keefe who discovers him clinging to a log. She effects a rescue of both man and horse and takes them in.
The gang, while searching for Knox, shows up at Tinker’s house, making threats. The thing is, Tinker’s home is a former brothel, and she is painted with the same brush. She hides Knox, and the next day they make their way to Spokane to meet with the attorney.
More surprises are in store, including to whom William Ault has bequeathed his ranch and the discovery of an independent witness to Ault’s murder.
Even so, nothing will stop the murderer’s urge to kill Knox and Tinker.