A World of Hurt (A Wilkie John Western, 1)

For a young man of seventeen, Wilkie John Liquorish has lived one sorry life. From his ill-fated stint in the U.S. Army to a back-breaking job as a gravedigger, Wilkie just can't seem to catch a break. His latest gig -- a cattle drive where a chuckwagon cook dies of food-poisoning -- is no exception. But when he shows up in Fort Worth, he has another kind of death waiting for him -- in the unlikely form of bounty hunter Gentleman Jack Delaney.