THE SHORTCUT HOME is set in the 1800's, where for the most part the law existed only in towns. Once out on the trail heading home, the Diamond Bar-B men were their own law. This journey was fraught with unexpected twists and turns. Cole, the Bar-B foreman, while out hunting meat for the camp comes upon a ghastly scene. An entire family murdered. The work of three psychopathic brothers. A big dirty man named Amos also adds to the mayhem they encounter. In addition to the characters from the first book in this trilogy, SEARCH FOR THE HIDDEN VALLEY, I've added a number of new ones. You'll find Toddie, and Susan, plus Orin and his granddaughter, Crystal. Half Moon shows Libby and Crystal how to treat not one, but two, gunshot wounds. Once the stolen horses were recovered, Bill and Doby thought the trip home would be a simple matter of following the trail home. Wrong There's nothing easy about this shortcut going home