JOHN NESBITT. Across the Cheyenne River. Five Star Publishing. 248 pages; hardcover $25.95; Gale.Cengage.com/FiveStar.
Russell Archer has come to Wyoming to fulfill his dream of having his own land. After one season of work on Lidge Mercer’s ranch, he receives an offer to become a junior partner. Before long, however, Archer learns that Lidge was caught up in an old crime and fears for his life.