They were innocent men, slaughtered in the Rockies. A party of land surveyors who met their grisly fate at the hands of the Crow Indiansâor so it seems. Some folks think the story is a lie. And now it's up to US Army Lieutenant Ron Stanton to figure out what really happened up there in those desolate, blood-soaked mountains. As his guides, Preacher and Jamie McCallister agree to retrace the footsteps of the doomed partyâcome hell or high waterâbut first they'll have to pass through a particularly nasty piece of purgatory known as Fort Buzzard . . .
Fort Buzzardâofficially Gullickson's Fortâearned its nefarious nickname because of the human vultures it attracts. Namely the brutes and brawlers hired by Gullickson to protect his interests. When a nearby trading post is suddenly attackedâand two young women carried off by IndiansâPreacher and McCallister smell a rat. The Crows swear they're not responsible for the attack, the abduction, or the mountain party massacre. Preacher and McCallister believe themâbut proving it won't be easy. This road to justice only leads to more dead endsâand the biggest, bloodiest showdown in Rocky Mountain history . . .