The chilling discovery of four bodies in a Connecticut mansion sets the stage for a gripping investigation. Three teenagers and a middle-aged woman are found executed, while an elderly woman and the family dog are also victims. The prime suspect, John Hartman, the missing husband and father, has a three-week head start on the police. As the search for him unfolds, the story delves into the dark secrets and motives surrounding this tragic event, raising questions about family dynamics and the nature of guilt.
When the troubled adopted son of an Arizona rancher is convinced by his idealist brother to join Theodore Roosevelt's Rough Riders, he embarks on a journey of heartache and self-discovery, finding love, comradery, and true purpose as he fights his way through the disease-ridden jungles of Cuba, to the top of San Juan Hill.
The beloved Mule Tamer gang is back; the affable Arvel Walsh and his wild Mexican bride Chica, the terse Dick Welles, the aborigine healer, Billy Livingston, Dan George, Uncle Bob and Pilar, along with a brand-new cast of colorful characters. 1896 is an election year, and the future of the fledgling Arizona Rangers, captained by Arvel Walsh and Dick Welles hangs by a political thread. The latest crisis, a greedy silver republican, bent on controlling the politics and wealth of the Arizona land and beyond, is driving a wedge between the two stellar ranger captains. Lori Parker has been savaged in a Tombstone brothel by a son of the prominent silver prospector and political operative David Gold, a well-connected businessman accustomed to buying his ne er-do-well sons way out of trouble as he builds his empire of corruption and avarice. Follow the Arizona Rangers as they chase deranged killers and Mexican bandits through the wilds of Arizona and Mexico, unaware that Arvel s beloved new family is to be targeted for execution. Has Gold finally met his match in the form of The Mule Tamer and his wild Mexican bride, or will this be the end of the finest law enforcement team the land has ever known? "
