In this historical adventure novel set in the frontier country around London, Ontario, in the 1870s, Meg and Jamie Bains find themselves in the midst of a bitter feud between the gun-toting Ryan brothers, owners of the stagecoach line, and the owners of the railroad. When the railway offers a $200 reward to anyone who can solve the mystery of a horrible railway accident, Mep, determined to win it, comes up with the perfect plan to find the culprit: a race between the stagecoach and the train!
"... powerful and realistic story-telling..."
- London Free Press