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Four Pinkerton agents are dead, and Idaho locals blame a Blackfoot spirit. Raider refuses to accept the supernatural explanation, searching for a human cause behind the killings while confronting beliefs that threaten to obscure the evidence.

A boy from French Valley is murdered, and the killer sends a condolence letter to his grieving mother. Raider feels bound to find the person responsible, taking on a case where the murderer compounds violence with deliberate cruelty.

Mr. Pinkerton appoints Raider temporary sheriff of Laredo to teach him how the law works. Accustomed to solving trouble with his gun, the detective struggles to handle everyday disputes through patience and legal authority rather than force.

Lured into the desert, Pinkerton agent Raider loses his horses, water, and rifle. Stripped of the supplies and protection he normally relies on, he faces a struggle to survive in an environment that offers little margin for error.

Raider intends to put away his guns and leave violence behind. When the woman he cares about is murdered, that promise becomes impossible to keep, drawing him back into the dangerous life he had hoped to escape.

A pursuit that begins in Dodge City takes Raider all the way to Panama's jungles. Hunting the murderous Benjamin Hill, he must follow a succession of victims whose deaths provide his only clues to the killer's movements.

In violent Junction City, a woman faces hanging for the murder of a prominent resident. Raider believes she is innocent and takes on the investigation, racing to establish the truth before an execution makes the mistake irreversible.

Investigating the murders of Jubal Chaney's wife and son challenges Raider's skepticism about the supernatural. Evidence begins to suggest a werewolf, leaving the detective to question his assumptions while searching for whoever, or whatever, caused the carnage.

An insurance company hires Raider to investigate thefts from Lyle Altamara's silver mines. The mine owner's resistance complicates the assignment, leaving Raider to uncover why the man suffering the robberies wants him kept away from the case.

The California Kid appears to have returned from the dead three times, making him an unusually elusive outlaw. His latest reappearance threatens a politician's career and Raider's life, forcing the detective to confront the mystery of his apparent indestructibility.

Raider joins Marshal Wyatt Earp in Arizona to hunt a killer who has already murdered three men. With another victim potentially next, the pair must find the murderer before the growing trail of deaths claims a fourth life.

Stranded in Salt Lake City, Raider agrees to help Faith Pennywell find her missing uncle. Their search uncovers land fraud, turning a personal favor into a criminal investigation where the disappearance is linked to a larger deception.

Big Bill Wallace calls on his old friend Raider for protection during his campaign for Wyoming statehood. The Pinkerton agent accepts a bodyguard assignment that ties his friend's safety to a consequential political struggle in the territory.