In Luke Taylor and Trevor Lane, the fifth book in the Luke Taylor Trevor Lane series, Luke and Trevor head west together and find themselves facing dangers common to those who travel in the untamed frontier. Outlaws and Indians threaten their lives, and Luke and Trevor decide to seek safety in numbers by joining a wagon train after reaching Independence, Missouri.

To their pleasant surprise, they discover old friends in the train, and things seem to be looking up. However, not everyone is glad to see them. Two mysterious strangers plot to disrupt the boys' plans and exact their revenge.

Will Luke and Trevor discover their identities before it's too late?