On Mammalian Descent: The Hunterian Lectures for 1884 (1885)

It is a long way from the sheltered upbringing of a Boston orphanage to the lawlessness of the Missouri heartland, but nothing will stop Blade McAllister from uncovering his identity. With the help of a companion, he sets out to find the family secrets, hidden too long. Struggling with the obstacles placed before him, he finds more than he bargained for. He finds his manhooda]. He becomes the lawman without a gun, but his skill and reputation with the knife are deadly. His half-brother, Luke Buchanan, lives in Bladeas shadow and carves out his own destiny on Snowy Mountain. Their paths lead them both back to the Double B Ranch and to an unlikely alliance. The brothers unite behind the badge with the fury of the bullet and the blade. They are two for justice who uncover the corruption that threatens Missouri and leads them to an unsuspected source of greed.