A month after Opal Scarlett was reported missing, her body still hasn't been found. The question around town is where is she? So far, they still believe it was Tommy Wayman who threw her in. Some believe that as stubborn as she is, she swam to shore and is in hiding.
With the disappearance of Opal, the Thunderhead Ranch is in shambles if you will and sides and feuds amongst the brothers is heating up.
Did you ever feel like you were being watched? Joe has the same feeling and that feeling came true when there was a noise outside. The oldest daughter opened the door to find a Miller's weasel stuck to the front door with a steak knife. Of course this has Joe puzzled. With all of these books referencing back to other event's in earlier books, this was an animal that Joe dealt with and looks at all the people that he dealt with about the Miller's weasel.
The time came for Sheridan to have a sleepover at the Thunderhead Ranch, where her best friend lives. Joe was not very happy about it with so much going on between the Scarlett brother's. Sheridan was excited about the sleepover but when it came time to go to bed, she was having a hard time sleeping. After a while, she decided to get up and go to the bathroom. She saw a light on downstairs. She heard some voices outside and it was her friend's Uncle Arlen and Bill Monroe. The kitchen looked like someone was making a sandwich. She also noticed that the sharp knife in the kitchen matched the one that was stuck in the front door with the Miller's weasel. AS the voices got closer, she panicked, grabbed the sharp knife, some water, and just as she was walking out of the kitchen, in walked her friend's Uncle Arlen and his friend Bill Monroe.
The name sound familiar to Sheridan as that was the name of the man who beat up her dad and worked for Hank Scarlett. This puzzled Sheridan as Hand and Arlen both lived on the ranch but on different parts of the property.
The next morning, Sheridan woke up but Julie was still sleeping. She took the binoculars that were on Julie's dresser and looked outside. She was very surprised to see a slightly smiling face of a woman. It was Opal Scarlett.
A few days later, Joe went outside to get the paper and felt the hair on the back of his neck stand up. Looking around, he noticed four elk heads mounted on the fence posts in his front yard. Who is doing this and why?
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