"In The Problem at Gruff Springs, Nikki Nelson-Hicks melds the visceral action of Bone Tomahawk with her own unique brand of pulp horror, offering an exciting new voice for fans of the Weird West genre." - Todd Keisling, author of Ugly Little Things and The Final ReconciliationAllan Pinkerton has been tasked by President Grant to recover Confederate gold stolen by a group desperate to fuel the fires of the Lost Cause. An intercepted telegram leads Pinkerton and Agent Sigerson to the town of Gruff Springs, a once lawless bump in the desert that is now a luxurious spa with miraculous water cures.But something smells wrong.Allan Pinkerton isn't leaving town until he finds out what."Gruff Springs proves why Nelson-Hicks is the undisputed Queen of the Warped and the Weird." - Paul Bishop, author of 52 Weeks * 52 Western Novels.