Collection of twelve stories written by sports humorist Pat McManus specifically for middle grade and young adult readers, telling of his adventures as a boy in the mountains of Idaho.
After an escaped murderer sets his sights on Sheriff Bo Tully, the man that put him behind bars, Bo heads north to investigate the disappearance of two gold miners, in hopes of flushing out the escapee as well.
Sheriff Bo Tully is called in to investigate the disappearance of Mike Wilson, owner of West Branch Lodge; but when Mike's body turns up in the river a few days later, Tully is saddled with a lodge full of suspects and an avalanche that was not exactly an accident of nature.