A son of both the Sioux and white worlds, Joshua Strongheart has two prized possessions--his father's Bowie knife and his stepfather's Colt .45--entrusted to him by his dying mother and stolen by the thieving McMahon brothers in the Colorado Rockies. But his money belt also contained hidden documents, signed by the president, ordering a fair trial for the chief of the Modoc tribe. Now Joshua must recover both his birthright and the crucial papers....

"A spy has infiltrated President Grant's administration. The best man to weed him out: Joshua Strongheart, a half-Lakota warrior/half-white lawman of national repute. But luck isn't on Strongheart's side. As soon as word gets out that he's on the job, a group of well-trained shooters are on his trail. Ronald M. Hartwell once worked for the Secretary of War, but he is now the leader of the Indian Ring - a deadly syndicate of criminals out to decimate...