Publisher's Synopsis
Eli and Curly Bill are back for an all-new adventure! After nearly escaping an angry tribe of Indians, the boys return to Dustbowl only to discover that the bandit Horseshoe has been captured and One Arm Jack and Rattlesnake are holding them responsible. To enact their revenge, the bandits have sent a telegram out to their long-lost brother Scorpion, a seven-foot, three-hundred-pound giant of a man, who is more than happy to take the challenge. Meanwhile, Eli and Curly Bill follow the gold rush out to California, where they build a supply cabin. Things come to a head on a stormy night in the mountains, when a mysterious stranger arrives at their cabin, with a wooden casket on his dogsled! It gets more complicated as the bandit brothers show up for the night, and it becomes obvious that someone within the cabin is taking the others out, one by one. Join Eli and Curly Bill, the outrageous Miner Mike and his mule Sal, in an edge-of-your-seat thriller sure to keep you guessing until the very end.
