Harold Bindloss - The Ghost of Hemlock Canyon

"All was quiet at the Marvin ranch-house by the British Columbian lake, and across the shining water a tranquil sunset glimmered on the snow. The head of the lake was narrow, and for a space along the other shore, the dark pines' reflections trembled on the glassy surface. The lake, however, was not at rest. Slow ripples splashed the gravel, and where a rock rose from the depths wrinkling lines curved about the stone." Western mystery novel set in the Canadian Northwest. Published under the title «Footsteps» in the UK