A husband-and-wife veteran writing team, Reasoner and Washburn combine two loves -- mysteries and westerns -- in the character of Skeeter Barlow. A private investigator by day, Skeeter spends her nights as head of security for the Horsehead Bar and Grill ... in other words, bouncing rowdy cowboys before they cause serious problems. But when she's hired to locate a missing dog, a simple case turns into mayhem and Skeeter has to dance pretty fast to stay ahead of the bad guys.