Length1h 16m
About this audiobook
frontier saloon. A desperate betrayal. A debt that must be paid in blood.
Samuel Smith is a fair man in a lawless land, running his saloon on credit, hope, and sheer willpower. But when a ruthless county revenue collector named Elijah Jacobs arrives with a ledger of debts and an eye for Samuel's wife, the fragile peace of a small Western town shatters. Trapped by poverty and seduced by the promise of a clean escape, Mary Beth Smith commits the ultimate sin—poisoning her husband and letting the dark currents of the local river wash away her guilt.
Audiobook details
GenreMystery and Thriller
Length1 hr 16 mins
Narrated byRecorded Track
FormatAudiobook
Publish dateMay 24, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1PROLOGUE — The Wake
13CHAPTER 11 — The Bed That Wasn’t His
2CHAPTER 01 — The Noble Host
14CHAPTER 12 — The First Haunting
3CHAPTER 02 — The Collector’s Smile
15CHAPTER 13 — Potter’s Field and Penance
4CHAPTER 03 — Mary Beth’s Arithmetic
16CHAPTER 14 — Dead Man’s Shoes
5CHAPTER 04 — A Sermon for Wolves
17CHAPTER 15 — The Ledger of Sins
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6CHAPTER 05 — Ten-Cent Gin
18CHAPTER 16 — Confession Without Absolution
7CHAPTER 06 — Silver Eyes
19CHAPTER 17 — The Taxman’s Fear
8CHAPTER 07 — The Plan That Smelled Like Lilac
20CHAPTER 18 — The Trap at Ashwater
9CHAPTER 08 — Samuel’s Last Good Deed
21CHAPTER 19 — Consequence
10CHAPTER 09 — White Powder, Dark Whiskey
22CHAPTER 20 — A Toast for the Living
11INTERLUDE — The River Takes
23EPILOGUE — Final Hope
12CHAPTER 10 — Lazarus in Mud
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