Hunt-U.S. Marshal Vol 36: Yellow Boy

Author: WL Cox
Series: Hunt-U.S.Marshal, Book 36
Genre: Westerns
Tags: Frontier Adventure, Historical Fiction, Hunt-U.S.Marshal, Western
ASIN: B0776N5S9C

Hunt returns to Chicago for graduation and ends up filling in as instructor while Deputy Marshal John Rube recovers from illness, until John returns to everyone's relief. A trip to Vermont turns deadly when deputies ride into an ambush, losing one marshal and leaving another wounded, making clear the need for a new regional office. In Denver, Hunt arranges a cattle sale and makes a payment to Charles Crawford, then swings by Phoenix to visit old friend Ben Collins before heading to Orlando to see Marshal Earl Jefferson, returning home with a unique gift for the family.

Plot (may contains spoilers! - click to read)

Hunt returns to Chicago in time for graduation, greets his new recruits, and is forced to help teach the next class by filling in for Deputy Marshal John Rube while John is sick. Both the new recruits and Hunt are happy to see John Rube return to work. Hunt travels to Albany and travels with the men to Vermont, where the deputies rode into a trap and lost a deputy marshal, and another was wounded. The need for a new office becomes evident during Hunt’s travels, and he needs to find the right man for the job. Hunt goes to Denver to arrange the sale of the cattle and make the 2nd installment to Charles Crawford. While in Denver, Hunt travels by train to Phoenix and visits his old friend, Ben Collins. Hunt travels to Orlando to talk to U.S. Marshal Earl Jefferson and returns with a unique gift for the family.