Under Heaven's Own Blue: Classic Stories of the American West is a collection of short fiction.
In "Truth and Principle," detective Henry Tresh helps a woman find the truth about the death of her son. In "Double Deceit," detective Dunbar is tracking a malefactor who killed a woman and is now conducting a medical practice without a license. In "Bitter Range," ranch hand Orin Blake becomes caught up in an intrigue in which a former ranch hand is discovered to be having an affair with the wife of Blake's boss. In "Shadow of the Butte," Vance Luverne moves to Wyoming to take over a homestead left to him by his late uncle.