Deputy Allred & Apache Officer Victor

An Apache Tribal sergeant must enforce the law on sacred ground as southern Arizona faces murder and mayhem in this crime thriller.  As a sergeant for the Apache Tribal police, Al Victor considers it his responsibility to protect traditional Apache culture while enforcing the law. But now those two duties are coming into direct conflict as he tracks a vagrant medicine man onto sacred ground. Meanwhile, Dep. Manny Sanchez has come under attack from a drug smuggler, and as Sgt. Bren Allred hunts for the missing Miss Graham County, he finds himself delivering a teenage boy from miscarried justice.

A copper theft investigation puts Arizona and the Apache Tribal Police on the trail of a deadly conspiracy in this borderland mystery thriller. Sgt. Bren Allred has seen all manner of criminality in beautiful Graham County, Arizona. He has managed to keep the worst of it from his wife, Monica, who is having a troubled pregnancy. But it will be difficult to keep the devils at bay as a new kind of trouble erupts across the region . . . When deputies Sanchez and Haley go undercover to investigate a rash of copper theft, they unwittingly stumble across a shadowy spy network. Meanwhile, Apache Police Sgt. Al Victor is confronted by a murder case involving a diplomat as he grapples with the ever-present problem of alcohol on the reservation.

The murder of an archeology student draws an Apache policeman into a web of deadly intrigue in this Southwestern thriller by the author of The Wham Curse. The lands of southern Arizona hold many secrets, some of which are worth killing for. When an archeology student is found dead, it seems like a tragic case of senseless violence. But when a second victim is targeted, Apache Tribal Policeman Al Victor realizes something far more sinister is afoot. The Arizona Antiquities Task Force brings deputies Bren Allred and Manny Sanchez into the case. Soon, the officers find themselves investigating a sophisticated criminal organization determined to get their hands on the priceless Baleful Owl effigy, and they are motivated by something much deeper than mere greed. The Baleful Owl continues the Deputy Allred & Apache Officer Victor series, blending a criminal investigation with the history and culture of the American Southwest.

A saintly Hispanic girl must be protected from a ruthless drug cartel in this borderland thriller featuring Arizona deputies and the Apache Tribal Police. A religious sensation is sweeping Northwestern Mexico thanks to seventeen-year-old Mariana Villalobos's mystic gift. With a cascade of spiritual epiphanies, even gangsters reject crime, which spells disaster for those who profit most from the drug trade. After their revenues tumble, the Liones cartel issues a hit on the local saint. The Mexican police hide Mariana in the Gila Valley of Arizona while they work with international law enforcement to dismantle the criminal organization. Graham County deputies Bren Allred and Manny Sanchez join forces with San Carlos Apache Tribal Policeman Al Victor to protect Mariana. Even with a coalition of agents from the DEA, ICE, Spain's Policia Nacional, and Mexico's Policia Judicial, stopping a cadre of determined assassins will take a miracle.

A legendary cold case from Arizona history may help solve the suspicious death of an Apache boy in this mystery series debut. More than a century ago, Maj. Joseph Wham was killed during a payroll robbery in Arizona Territory. The case was never solved, leaving behind a legacy of death and distrust. Now the mysterious killing of a young Apache boy has local law enforcement wondering if the tragic incident might be connected to the curse of Major Wham's lost payroll. For Dep. Bren Allred and Apache Tribal Policeman Allen Victor, the nineteenth-century mystery may be their only hope for justice. But the two law officers must contend with local politics, cultural differences, and limited resources. As dangers mount, so does their list of suspects-which includes ranchers, activists, and an unknown horseman. Against the expansive backdrop of historic places, open vistas, Native American culture, and rural life, The Wham Curse tells an authentic tale of the Old and New West.