Prequel. Free.
Depredation
A Ryder Lane Short Story
The rancher wants a bear dead. The tracks say the bear is not the problem.
THE SERIES
The Ryder Lane Chronicles
Each book is a complete case. Read them in order, starting with Depredation, free.
A former Montana game warden, a polite man who hunts problem grizzlies, and an old gray mule named Judge.
BOOK ONEStart here
The Rest
Some trails are closed for a reason.
Cal Reyes walked into the Cabinet Mountains six days ago to check a tip. His truck is still parked at the washout. Cal is not.
Kindle ebook. $2.99. Free to read with Kindle Unlimited.
BOOK TWO
Brass Tag
When the ice goes out, the dead come up.
The state pays Ryder Lane forty dollars a day to check fishing licenses. The first man he checks that spring is dead.
Kindle ebook. $2.99. Free to read with Kindle Unlimited.
BOOK THREE
Cabin 21
When the Yaak burns, the dead go with it.
Nobody has picked a huckleberry in that camp for three days. The man zipped in the tent isn't going to start.
Coming soon to Kindle. Late October 2026.
FREE RYDER LANE STORY
The rancher wants a bear dead. The tracks say the bear is not the problem.
Spring in northwest Montana, and a rancher's calves are dying in the mud.
Free when you join my reader list. Plus my Backcountry Field Notes as a bonus.