by Clarke Fountain
synopsis
When a rather eccentric foreign couple moves into a formerly deserted house in a small western town, the local sheriff takes an interest in them. He discovers a couple on the run from the mob, because the man has rescued the woman from her job as a bar-girl and prostitute, killing one of the gangsters in the process. However, in this thriller, aside from a beer-swilling mule, practically everybody else who shows up is involved in elaborate schemes to steal, double-cross, or otherwise mess up the lives of someone else.
