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Ghost in the Rocks
Deep in the rugged mountains of Arizona and New Mexico, wildlife biologist Whip Sawtell witnesses something eerie, a ghost-like predator slipping through the darkness. But before he can process what he’s seen, gunshots ring out from across the Mexican border. Someone doesn’t want him there.
Meanwhile, Dan Quinn, a U.S. Fish and Wildlife undercover agent, is on the hunt for illegal wildlife traffickers. When their paths cross, they uncover an illegal animal trap—a trap that could be meant for a mountain lion… or something even rarer.
As Sawtell searches for his missing friend Charlie Davis in Mexico, the mystery deepens. A radical environmental group hijacks a truck carrying an illegally captured jaguar, setting the big cat loose in the Sierra Madre Mountains—heading straight for Arizona. But what begins as a battle for conservation takes a deadly turn when Sawtell and his team stumble upon a web of smuggling, eco-terrorism, and an illegal mining scheme stretching from the jungles of Mexico to the icy peaks of Wyoming.
Caught in a treacherous game where corrupt industrialists, rogue traffickers, and criminal masterminds lurk in the shadows, Sawtell, Quinn, and the brilliant Cat Bonner must navigate the wild terrain, evade relentless enemies, and expose a conspiracy that spans continents. But as a dangerous fugitive resurfaces, one thing becomes clear—they’re no longer just tracking wildlife. They’re being hunted.
A high-stakes thriller blending environmental intrigue with relentless suspense, Ghost in the Rocks is a gripping ride into the heart of the wild—where every shadow hides a predator.
Outlaw Creek
Wildlife biologists, Whip Sawtell and Cat Bonner, enter an abandoned mine near Thermopolis, Wyoming to conduct a bat inventory. Along with bats, they find two dead men: one shot more than a hundred years ago, one killed very recently. An explosion at the mine entrance traps the two biologists underground. Before escaping they stumble upon a hidden cave and artifacts that point to the former owner of the mine, the famous outlaw, Butch Cassidy. Sawtell discovers his old foe, a Wyoming state senator who now owns the ranch and mine, may be involved. Is a modern-day band of brigands murdering people to protect a hundred year-old outlaw treasure? Or is this about something even more sinister? Sawtell identifies the killers then tracks them horseback over the Bighorn Mountains on the infamous 1880s-era Outlaw Trail that leads to the Wild Bunch hideout at Hole-in-the-Wall, Wyoming. Eventually the pursuit takes Sawtell to a ranch along the Mexican border near Bisbee, Arizona where he exposes a bizarre international smuggling operation.
Disappearance Creek
Conducting wildlife surveys in a remote mountain wilderness east of Jackson Hole, Wyoming, wildlife biologist Whip Sawtell uncovers a series of mysterious disappearances. A pack of northern gray wolves vanished, then a small plane sent out by the government to look for the pack crashed without a trace. An elk hunter disappeared in the same area.
Sawtell follows the hunter s trail looking for his body, but instead finds a dead wolf, one shot from an airplane.
Before Sawtell can leave the area a sniper pins him down behind a tree miles from a road. His ex-girlfriend, wolf biologist Cat Bonner, tracks Sawtell into the wilderness before he connects the dots.