I have always considered poetry to be deeply personal. My poems were to express what I often could not do when talking, often too caught up in the moment's emotions to find the words. Having written most...

A dead congressman lives a double life, one of which leads to Dan's past.Dan and Wally, led by Syd, find a man hanging in a tree on a rural stretch of road. This story takes the team on a wild ride that...

"Death and the Devil's Henchmen" is the fourth novel in the Dan Williams and Syd mystery series.Suspicious-acting men appear claiming to be lawyers with an inheritance for Dan from relatives back east....

In this haunting memoir, Michael L. Patton shares stories of his challenging childhood. It is the story of his determination and struggle to overcome growing up with an alcoholic, abusive father.The author...

Dan Williams has built an idyllic life in the remote hills near San Jose, CA. When a frantic call from a neighbor's wife comes, Dan and his uncles are shocked to find their neighbor dead in his workshop....

A troubled teenager leaves home in West Texas and takes to the road. He soon finds that he gets off on the thrill of confrontation and killing. Dan, Wally and Syd are on a trip to deliver equipment to...

On his way to work on a Monday morning, Wally Williams witnesses armed men attempting to break into his nephew, Dan's, machine shop, and his day goes downhill from there. Dan and his faithful dog, Syd,...