THE BLACK HILLS

Novel. When Hunter Buchanon is ambushed on the road, his pet coyote leaps to his defense. And when the attacker tries to shoot the animal, Hunter returns the favor by hitting the man with a rock. By the time the smoke clears, the attacker has a knife in his chest. Now Hunter has to explain to the sheriff, which is going to be tough: because the man he just killed is the sheriff's deputy.