WELTANSWAGGER is the story of a murder and a treasure. But it's also the story of the huckster who was killed, of the mythic little prairie town where the treasure rests, of the swarm of bullies, braggarts, and pawns who scheme to claim or steal or haul away by force this treasure, if only they can find it, if only someone can confirm exactly what it looks like. And it's the story of how a mild but decent sheriff and his loyal, brawling deputy begin to learn the deepest secrets of the place they've long called home, of the men they thought they knew.