Because 1893 is a tough year in Montana, any job is a good job. When Big Red and Old Red Amlingmeyer sign on as ranch hands at the secretive Bar VR cattle spread, they're not expecting much more than hard work, bad pay, and a comfortable campfire around which they can enjoy their favourite pastime: scouring "Harper's Weekly" for stories about the famous Sherlock Holmes. When the boys come across a dead body that looks a whole lot like the leftovers of an unfortunate encounter with a cattle stampede, Old Red sees the perfect opportunity to employ his Holmes-inspired "deducifyin" skills. Putting his ranch work squarely on the back burner, he sets out to solve the case. Big Red, like it or not (and mostly he does not), is along for the wild ride in this clever, compelling, and completely one-of-a-kind mystery.
- ISBN10 0312358040
- ISBN13 9780312358044
- Publish Date 1 January 2007 (first published 1 January 2006)
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 29 September 2009
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Minotaur Books,US
- Edition New edition
- Format Paperback
- Pages 304
- Language English