Dancing Devil range by W. C. Tuttle

"Dancing Devil Range" by W. C. Tuttle is a Western novel written in the early 20th century. The story centers on Hashknife Hartley and his partner Sleepy Stevens, two itinerant cowboys who find themselves embroiled in the mystery and turmoil engulfing the Dancing Devil range around Christmastime. As financial ruin and violent crime threaten the struggling ranchers and townsfolk, Hashknife's reputation as a solver of range mysteries positions him at the heart of efforts to untangle several interwoven crimes, including bank robbery and murder. The book is likely to appeal to readers who enjoy classic Westerns with mystery and strong character dynamics. The opening of "Dancing Devil Range" introduces the main characters, Hashknife and Sleepy, as they arrive in Northgate by freight train, only to witness a murder moments after disembarking. The atmosphere is tense, with poverty, a recent devastating bank robbery, and a relentless crime wave casting a pall over the region. As they move to Tomahawk Flats, they learn of another brutal killing—this time, a young woman named Chiquita Morales, whose death shakes the community. The narrative builds around the struggles of local families such as the Davidsons and Frawleys, the deepening suspicions surrounding the bank robbery, and the fate of Johnny Davidson, wrongly accused and jailed based on circumstantial evidence. Hashknife and Sleepy navigate a landscape of suspicion, grief, and hidden motives, gradually unraveling the links between ranch politics, love affairs, and criminal schemes—all while under the constant threat of violence as Christmas approaches. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author Tuttle, W. C. (Wilbur C.), 1883-1969
Illustrator Kuhlhoff, 1903-1972
Title Dancing Devil range
Original Publication New York, NY: Short Stories, Inc., 1948.
Series Title Produced from the October 25, 1948 issue of Short Stories Magazine.
Note Reading ease score: 94.3 (5th grade). Very easy to read.
Credits Roger Frank and Sue Clark
Language English
LoC Class PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
Subject Western stories
Subject Detective and mystery stories
Subject Bank robberies -- Fiction
Subject Hartley, Hashknife (Fictitious character) -- Fiction
Subject Stevens, Sleepy (Fictitious character) -- Fiction
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EBook-No. 76049
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Copyright Status Public domain in the USA.
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