Leroy Stradford: 3 books

A ne-er-do-well descendant of a Territorial New Mexico governor goes in search of legendary Civil War era treasure supposedly hidden near the town of Socorro. Benton Connelly and his friends are soon suspected of murder. Sherriff George Martinez, a passionate cop, is sure he's got his man and...

This story may be too disturbing for some readers. Here there is murder, mayhem, sex, sexual madness, and government corruption. There is also a warning. The way we treat others, especially those we call our own, can have a ripple effect in the world.

When a ranch family is found dead, everyone has their own idea as to what happened. The neighbors suspect the family was attacked by the United Nations or, maybe, by spacemen. The county sheriff believes, at least at first, that the family died from an illness. His cohort, the sheriff from the next...