W. Lacey Amy's first novel, The Blue Wolf, published 1913, was a Western with just a dab of science fiction, enough to keep the mystery going. 'Count' Arthurs travels to the Cypress Hills of Alberta from Toronto, on his first vacation since college, to visit with fellow schoolmates. He meets one that he had so hoped would love him and the others but they are distracted and morose over mysterious events and neighbouring religious devotees. Two of his school chums have already met with death. Even the district Mountie cannot be counted as his friend.