What turns an ambitious young woman into the baddest-ass sheriff Teton County has seen in generations?

Where does a budding real estate mogul get the savvy and self-confidence-and the money-to turn himself into one of Wyoming's most successful entrepreneurs?

When does the stripper decide the ex-con is her soulmate after all?

Why does the Senator's wife stay by his side even after she knows all his secrets?

How does Desert Storm lay waste to the legacy of a small-town English teacher?

Are the attendees at Dave's 30th high school reunion really time travelers after all?

Six stunning short stories from the author of the Dean Wister Crime Series, set in Washington, D.C., in the crumbling post-Industrial American Midwest, and under the big Wyoming sky-stories that will make you think twice about every sheriff, senator, and stripper you happen to meet.