His life changes when Los Angeles talent agent Max Roth inherits an orchard in British Columbia's Okanagan Valley and finds that there's more to the real estate than its selling price.

When a home robbery occurs, two junior detectives attempt to discover the culprit. Their closest neighbors are the most likely suspects and the investigation digs up bigger secrets than they expected.

"The Iron Orchard" is the story of Jim McNeely, a young man thrust into the vibrant and brutal West Texas oilfields in 1939, who works his way through the ranks to ultimately become a formidable wildcatter.