Books published by Richard N. Ryan

Murder in a slot canyon.Death in Glen Canyon Dam.Unpacking the past to stop a killer. How did Gerald Glass die down in Glen Canyon Dam years ago? Accident? Suicide? Murder? What legacy did he leave his children? Bitterness and despair? Respect and admiration? And how is that legacy about to play itself out? The answers to these questions power this second book in The Glen Canyon Trilogy, in which Head Ranger Sarah Tanner and her colleagues- Park Rangers Luke Russell and Tommy Two Clouds, FBI Special Agent Luanda Wilmington, and Dr. Jordan Hunt-join forces once again to confront an old foe now in league with a new partner, a disturbed wildlife biologist with a warped desire to see the dam destroyed. Complicating matters is a meddling Washington bureaucrat covering up a terrible secret. Author of The Murder of Eddie Watchman, Richard Ryan populates this story of attempted redemption with a gorgeous blond nymphet, a hippy with a trust fund and helicopter parents, a small-town process server cum P.I., and a starry eyed high school valedictorian. Set in the starkly beautiful wilderness of Lake Powell and the cold heart of Glen Canyon Dam, this story of kismet, parental betrayal, an old enigma, misguided loyalty, and soured idealism, keeps the hits coming until the ultimate detonation.

A secret between friends. Divergent paths. Terror in the convergence.Two men return to their hometown on Lake Powell in Arizona, where record drought has exposed a missing Navajo cop and his cruiser on the lake bottom, sparking an investigation that unfolds across a landscape of timelessness and loss.Set in the pristine solitude of Lake Powell and the sweeping beauty of the canyon country in which it lies, this is the tale of Jordan Hunt and Tic Douloureux, once inseparable childhood friends, now living on opposite sides of the law.Murderous Tic is building a criminal startup trafficking in stolen Anasazi artifacts, drugs and extortion. Jordan, now the local coroner and part of the team investigating Tic''s crimes, is tormented by doubts about his old friend''s guilt. Caught in the middle is Sarah Tanner, head ranger of the Glen Canyon National Recreation area, and Jordan''s newfound love, who must track Tic down and open Jordan''s eyes to his deadly wiles.This story of intrigue and betrayal, of false friendship versus deep-seated loyalty, peopled by pot hunters and militiamen, drug dealers and gangbangers, will grip you from its opening murder sequence to its thunderous climax on the slick rock ramparts of Navajo Mountain.