Super Short Summary

In Walter van Tilburg Clark’s novel The Ox-Bow Incident, two cowboys, Art Croft and Gil Carter, join a group of townsmen in Nevada who set out to capture and hang three men suspected of cattle rustling and murder, only to discover that their actions may have been a tragic mistake. The novel explores themes of mob justice, guilt, and responsibility, culminating in the devastating consequences of their misguided attempts at justice. This story includes descriptions of violence and suicide.