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The Jim Buchanan Novels by Felix Giordano - Series begins in 1992

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1) Secrets of the Bob Marshall Wilderness – rumor of a lost gold and silver mine brings together a group of people in search of untold riches. However, greed, a 19th century legend and an early winter storm lead to their downfall and it’s up to Montana Highway Patrolman Jim Buchanan to save them and put the pieces together. While doing so, Jim is seriously injured. (1992)

2) Straddling the Red Road – Jim recuperates from his injuries and spends time with his half-brother Bobby Twofavors and learns how both close and far he really is from the Red Road. While on the Crow Reservation, he becomes involved in opposing a pseudo-town’s desire to sell liquor to the Natives. (1992)

3) Sasquatch – Amid reports of a Bigfoot on the loose, the county is awash with developers trying to build a coal-fired power plant. Jim is asked to become involved in an investigation by Sheriff Dan McCoy when a number of construction workers are killed. The two men have to determine whether the murderous rampage was the result of a Bigfoot or the locals. (1993)

4) The Vanishing Tribe – the legend of a small tribe of Native Americans having magical powers and inhabiting a remote section of Northwestern Montana is related to Jim by Flathead Police Chief Jacob Stronghorse. Soon to be retiring Sheriff Dan McCoy calls them the Brigadoon Tribe. (1993)

5) Mission Mountain Mystery – around the same time that Jim wins election as Sanders County Sheriff and leaves the Highway Patrol, a rumor surfaces of a rabid Grizzly Bear on the loose terrorizing hunters and campers in the wilderness. Jim is persuaded by another county sheriff to help find the man-eater. (1994)

6) Cries from the Flathead Valley – alcoholism leads to the deaths of Flathead youth and an investigation uncovers that there is more to it than just kids drinking themselves to death. (1994)

7) Montana Harvest – series of corpses and unsolved murders leads Sheriff Jim Buchanan to break up an international human organ transplant conspiracy with Mayor/Doctor Hamilton Jackson as its head which ultimately leads to the death of Jim’s wife, the former Kate Nelson. (1995-96)

8) Mystery at Little Bitterroot – Jim and Elijah find a body on the Flathead Indian Reservation and Jim involves Police Chief Linda Stevens and County Coroner Hank Kelly in the investigation. Soon after, two Flathead youth die from alcohol poisoning and Jim begins to wonder if the body and the deaths of the boys are connected. (1996)

9) The Killing Zone – Two teenagers, one an artist and the other a musician, are hitchhiking from Minnesota to Los Angeles to seek fame and fortune. On the way they meet two Native American boys who give them a lift. When their car breaks down they run into a biker gang. One girl is murdered, one boy left for dead, the other girl kidnapped and the other boy is blamed for the carnage. Jim learns of the assault and gets involved when the gang kidnaps his daughter, Alma Twofavors. (1997)

10) The Scarlet Max – A rare red diamond is smuggled out of Australia by organized crime and transported to the United States. The diamond courier is murdered and the rock stolen in Las Vegas. Jim and his deputy, Rocky Salentino cross paths with the murderer in Vegas while attending an FBI seminar. A pursuit ensues across three states and the diamond eventually lost, or is it? (1998)

11) The Disappearance of Joshua Nelson – Jim is contacted by his former Chicago Bears defensive line coach to resume his pro career. Once the season begins, Jim’s teenage nephew, a budding minor league baseball prospect, disappears and foul play is suspected. Jim must decide which is more important, his career or rescuing the boy. (1999)

12) Great Lakes Mystery – The two Native American boys from 'The Killing Zone' travel to Minnesota to visit the girl they once met and after finding her stumble onto a mystery requiring Jim's help. (2000)

13) The White Buffalo – A white buffalo is born on the Crow Reservation which is a sign of prophecy for the Crow and a sign of envy to the white population in Billings. (2001)

14) September Mourn – Jim, Hank Kelly and his family are invited to New York for the wedding of Kate's cousin Karin. When her fiance dies in the WTC towers attack, Jim has to rescue Karin while Hank assists with the forensic investigation. (2001)

15) Enigma in the Pines – a college student on a summer tree planting expedition meets the specter of a young Native American girl in the pine forest and learns that she holds the key to a long lost secret that Jim must confront. (2002)

16) Badge on 42nd Street – Jim and Hank are invited back to New York due to their heroism in the WTC attacks. They inadvertently get involved in an investigation of missing homeless people. (2002)

17) Unidentified Corpse – a headless, handless, footless body is found near Flathead Lake coinciding with the escapes of two criminals that Jim helped place behind bars. Jim has to find the murderer and uncover the killer’s motive. (2003)

18) The Legacy of Dan McCoy – Dan McCoy is murdered and Jim has to find his killer and determine if it was a random act of violence or if there was criminal intent to murder Dan. (2004)

19) Justice for Little Hawk – Jim is accused of murdering a common drifter who is later found to be the only son of a very rich man. (2005)

20) Circumstances at Cold River Junction – in the midst of a raging snowstorm a group of college students become stranded and one dies in a suspicious manner. Jim and his daughter Alma, who is now an FBI agent, suspect that someone in the group is the killer and they have bring that person to justice and the rest of the group to safety. (2006)

21) Milwaukee Road – Jim is attacked by a fugitive from justice and dumped onto a freight train. When he regains consciousness, he discovers himself in Milwaukee and doesn’t remember who he is. He must learn who he is, get back to Montana and capture the criminal. (2007)

22) The Return of the Scarlet Max - Hawaiian honeymoon of Jim and retired Police Chief Linda Stevens is interrupted when she is abducted by organized crime who are still searching for the lost Scarlet Max diamond. (2008)