Clint Ryan Books in Order

Wanted for desertion by a brutal sea captain, John Clinton Ryan becomes entangled in Alta California’s revolution. His seafaring experience and training with Californio horsemen help him navigate shifting loyalties as rival governments and enemies close around him.

Pursued by a cruel sea captain, John Clinton Ryan finds refuge among California’s vaqueros and earns the name El Lazo for his skill with a rope. Revolution draws him into a struggle where survival depends on recognizing uncertain allies.

A bargain leads Clint Ryan into San Francisco’s Barbary Coast and its traffic in human lives. Joining forces with a newly freed man, he confronts traders selling Chinese girls, risking violence while attempting to challenge their brutal business.

Former seaman Clint Ryan joins a California riverboat as master-at-arms and encounters blackmail, dangerous attraction, and commercial rivalry. Framed for a crime, he must find a way to secure justice before his new employment ends at the gallows.

Driven from its redwood habitat, a massive grizzly terrorizes the surrounding country and kills a chief’s son. Clint Ryan reluctantly joins the hunt, confronting both the animal’s deadly strength and other hunters whose motives threaten the pursuit.

Clint Ryan wants to raise horses peacefully in the San Joaquin Valley after the war with Mexico. Drawn into booming Los Angeles, he confronts competing commercial interests, threatened Californio traditions, and authorities determined to imprison or hang him.