WHO KILLED CHESTER PRAY? A Death Valley Mystery

Softcover. In a last rush for riches in the American West, a tale of fortune, treachery, love and deceit. Seeking his fortune in the early 1900s, young prospector-assayer, Chester Pray, stole a Nevada sheriff's horse and gold belonging to a US Senator, and ultimately discovered one of the richest lodes ever found in Death Valley. Then Pray was shot dead in the night. As many as 7 individuals had ample cause to commit the crime - including his new partners, gunslinger Diamonfield Jack and even his pretty fiancee, Clara. The author provides new and revealing information about this fascinating unsolved mystery. Illus., Epilogue, Notes, Sources and Index. 263pp. trade size soft cover. F. with no creasing to covers.