The Rider #1

In the sunless depths of a gold mine at Cactus Slope, a theft has gone unsolved—one pound of gold disappearing each day despite every precaution. When the Rider arrives to investigate, he uncovers a scheme far more cunning than anyone suspected, involving an empty bullet jacket and a thief willing to kill to protect his secret. The Rider must navigate the darkness, both literal and moral, to stop the criminal before he escapes with his prize.

A white wagon train overstays its welcome on Swift Arrow's tribal lands, threatening to ignite violence between the settlers and the Native Americans ready to defend their territory. When direct confrontation seems inevitable, Swift Arrow invites the wagon master to a feast and shares a tale of his past encounters with the cavalry—a story with a twist designed to send the intruders packing without bloodshed. The Rider watches as a chief's cunning proves mightier than any battle cry in this frontier showdown.

A lonesome hermit's peace is shattered when a couple of outlaws show up demanding food, but he's got a secret weapon—a ventriloquism gadget that lets him throw his voice through his stubborn old burro, Matilda. When the desperate strangers threaten to kill him once they've eaten their fill, the hermit's quick thinking with that little trick might just be his ticket out of trouble.

When rustlers plague Lucy Cox's ranch, the Rider arrives to find her foreman Chad Jones eager to hang the captured men without a fair trial. But Swift Arrow brings crucial evidence of a masked cattle thief—and the truth points to someone far closer to Mrs. Cox than she'd like to admit. The Rider and Swift Arrow must race to the courthouse to expose the real culprit before innocent men swing.