Fourteen essays drawn from the pages of the Utah Historical Quarterly between 1974 and 1998 look at the slow development of law and order on the Utah frontier. Articles look at how Mormons sometimes deferred to the church rather than the state in questions of law and justice, explore the phenomenon of vigilantism, discuss the relative acceptance of prostitution and bootlegging, and do some historical detective work on a number of sensational murders. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)