Mystery of the Hollow Tree by Chuck D. Myers

Garren Rader, Texas Ranger, has been given this first job. Traveling from Dallas, Texas to a brand-new community in Valley County, Nebraska during the 1870’s Garren must solve the disturbing murder of a well-liked member of this new western community. His contact is struggling with a tragedy of his own, and Garren shows up in the middle of a series of devastating circumstances. Can he find the murderer? Will he be able to decipher the clues and become the Ranger he dreams of being?