Death of the Zanjero

In Los Angeles in 1870, water was the main concern of everyone there and the most powerful man in town was the Zanjero, or water overseer. And he was often the most corrupt, as well. When Zanjero Bert Rivers turns up dead in the irrigation ditch, or zanja, leading to young widow Maddie Wilcox's vineyards, Maddie has the odd feeling he was murdered.Then the undertaker's wife, Mrs. Sutton, confirms ...