After decades of peace between the white and Native American communities of early American Wyoming, a young man who was once convicted for raping a Cheyenne girl is found dead, prompting sheriff Walt Longmire, his deputy Victoria Moretti, and friend Henry Standing Bear to investigate.

Includes A Penguin Readers Guide to ""The Cold Dish,"" at the last 10 pages of the book. Includes excerpt of the author's second novel featuring Sheriff Walt Longmire, ""Death without Company..."" in the back of the book.