Bill James arrives in Sundown to take on the role of sheriff after his predecessor is brutally murdered.
As Bill takes in the towns atmosphere, which is a world away from previous towns he has served, he begins to feel optimistic about his future and even as a passing bird relieves itself on Bills waistcoat, his spirits are not dampened.

The tenth book in the Magic Tree House series (1997)
A novel by Mary Pope Osborne
The saga and success of The Magic Tree House continues! The tenth adventure, Ghost Town at Sundown, is filled with the excitement, action, and fun facts always found in Magic Tree House books. Morgan le Fay has promised to make Jack and Annie masters of the tree house if they can solve four riddles. In Ghost Town at Sundown, the Magic Tree House whisks Jack and Annie back to a ghost town in the Wild West of the 1880s.