Rob Ryan

Sneaking away from their wives in the night, two rugged cowboys —Jeffrey and Willy —hit the open plains on their white stallions; stocked up on bullets, whisky, rifles, shotguns, revolvers, knives and cigars. It was the promise of riches that led them away.

The gradual descent of the aging James Kallor, as his children peaked mightily and dispersed from his home, is chronicled here in intimate detail, without the embellishment of historical refinement. In the humble town of Alderich, where nothing much happens, the two daughters and one son of Mr...

It was 1890, the time of the gunslinger. The town was Bergen, in the American Midwest.

After escaping from her abusive, rich, oil-tycoon husband, Selina heads off into the Wild West—alone, disoriented, and in search of a better life. When she delightedly discovers Amos, whose devoted companionship leads them both into the journey of a lifetime, she’s drawn with him into the...

When the richest man in town gets abducted; the town of Celer faces an instability that will shake it to its core. Among those left in the aftermath are Sheriff Adrien Baker and the lovely Clementine, who find themselves in a fight for their lives, and for the survival of Clementine’s son.

Donald’s Sardine Shop—which was active in the old town of Celer, during the time of Joseph Walker and Sheriff Adrien Baker—existed primarily for the sale of good sardines, but it also inhabited a maniac hidden in plain sight. A lifetime among fish, cut off from human contact, had slowly...