Jonathan Smyth: Cowboy Sleuth

A local fisherman mysteriously disappears on Pyramid Lake and found weeks later with his throat cut. He is only one of a series of lake visitors who are murdered at the lake. Abbott, Smyth, and the intrepid Beth McDonald, join them to investigate the murders thinking they could be the work of Jack the Ripper. With rumors of gold hidden in the lake, someone or something is trying to kill them. A Paiute Indian explains the myth of the Water Babies to the team and knows how to find the gold. In the process, the team uncover the real reason for the murders.

"The Case of the Ship in the Desert," we found ourselves exploring the mysterious presence of a Spanish galleon hidden in the unlikely locale of the Colorado Desert. This tale introduced us to an archaeologist who stumbled upon the ghost ship and paid the ultimate price with his life. As Smyth, Abbott, and Larson investigated the murder, they discovered a nefarious gang committing atrocities in the region.

Austin is gripped by terror as a series of gruesome murders that rock the city. Bodies of prostitutes are turning up in the most shocking ways: throats slashed, disemboweled, skinned, and in some cases, burnt beyond recognition. Smyth, Abbott and Bess, led by Jenifer Kelly, believe this is the gruesome handiwork of Jack the Ripper who Smyth has pursued throughout the Wild West. Is this the chilling culmination of Smyth's relentless search? Or has the Ripper simply found a new hunting ground, leaving a trail of terror in his wake?

In his pursuit of Jack-the-Ripper in America, the fourth book in the Jonatan Smyth series unfolds with the shocking murder of a saloon girl, sending shockwaves through the community. Upon hearing the news, our courageous protagonists, Smyth and Abbott, embark on a quest to bring her killer to justice. Little do they know that their pursuit of the truth will lead them deep into the bowels of the earth, where secrets are buried as deeply as the tunnels themselves. "The Case of the Prescott Tunnels" stands as a crescendo of suspense, intrigue, and revelations in the "Jonathan Smyth - Cowboy Sleuth" series. As our heroes confront the enigmatic tunnels, the final pieces of the puzzle fall into place. The conspiracy unraveled beneath Prescott is far-reaching and shadowy, involving figures of influence and deceit.

"The Case of the Red Ghost Camel," transported us to the enigmatic legends and spine-chilling mysteries of the 1880s Southwest United States. Sightings of a massive creature, a camel with a skeletal rider on its back, spread like wildfire across the desert, creating a terrifying legend. But this was no mere ghost story. Smyth, Abbott, and Larson found themselves entangled in a web of murder and intrigue as the Red Ghost Camel terrorized sheepherders, brutally trampling them to death. Their investigation unveiled a sinister cattle syndicate's involvement, wielding the camel as a weapon. Scruffy Jones, a local drunk, played a pivotal role in unraveling the mysteries, recounting tales of the camel's origin, suggesting that it was part of the U.S. Army's ill-fated experiment to import camels for use in American deserts.