Muletrain to Maggody

Things are quiet in Maggody, Arkansas. Not even the prospect of a historical society-funded Civil War documentary on the locally touted Skirmish at Cotter’s Ridge of 1863 does much to stir up the townspeople. However, a rumor spreads that two saddlebags of Confederate gold were hidden in a local cave to keep them from falling into Yankee hands.

A colorful cast of characters keeps Police Chief Arly Hanks more than busy. When the genealogist of the Stump County Historical Society dies under mysterious circumstances and a member of the Buchanan clan falls victim of a fatal attack, Arly finds herself faced with a baffling whodunit.