Until Shadows Fall

North Texas, 1874. In twenty years of fighting, the Comanches had taken an untold number of white captives. Now that there's a tenuous peace, families are demanding the U.S. Army rescue their loved ones. Problem is, the "captives" have become deeply entrenched in the Comanche way of life. Even if they wanted to return—and most don't—they'd be outcasts in the white world. The impossible task of recovery is given to Guthrie McCabe, one of the few white men ever to successfully negotiate with Chief Iron Hand. McCabe is as ruthless as he is savvy, so the Army dispatches Lt. Jim Gary to watch over the proceedings. The two men are as different as day and night, but when one misstep incurs the wrath of Iron Hand, they'll have to work together to prevent all-out war.

William Everett Cook (1921-1964), was a Western writer under the names Will Cook and Frank Peace. He also wrote under the pseudonym James Keene with the romance writer Ida Cook and as Wade Everett with the Western and erotic writer Giles A. Lutz. Some of Will Cook's novels have been adapted to films.