Set during the height of the Klondike Gold Rush, The Dead Horse Trail follows Constable Stephen Grant of the North-West Mounted Police (NWMP) who is stationed in the rugged wilderness of the Yukon. As fortune seekers and criminals alike are drawn to the remote goldfields, Grant is thrust into a deadly game when he is taken hostage by a gang of ruthless criminals fresh off a gold heist in Dawson City.
Desperate to escape the law and cross the border into Alaska, the gang plans to rob the NWMP post at White Pass before making their way down the perilous Dead Horse Trail, famed for its treacherous terrain and deadly history. Grant must contend not only with the threat of his captors but also the brutal, unforgiving elements of the frontier.
As the stakes escalate and with time running out, Grant must rely on his training and wit to outsmart the outlaws, survive the harsh conditions of the Yukon, and protect the law itself. In a lawless frontier where survival is a matter of instinct and betrayal lurks at every turn, Grant finds himself questioning his duty, his loyalty, and his odds of survival.
In a story filled with high tension, shifting alliances, and a relentless pursuit of justice, The Dead Horse Trail is a gripping historical fiction thriller where the frontier is both a place of untamed beauty and deadly danger. Will Constable Grant uphold the law, or will the untamed wilderness and ruthless criminals prove to be his undoing?