Buster Crabbe #1

Buster Crabbe and his sidekick Whiskers pursue the killer Greg Jackson into Colorado's treacherous San Juan Mountains, only to discover he's already dead—electrocuted by a mysteriously camouflaged high-voltage wire. What begins as a manhunt quickly spirals into something far larger when the pair stumbles onto a covert operation hidden in the peaks, forcing them to navigate deadly traps and uncover the truth behind "Project U" before they become expendable.

Whiskers gets a wild hankering for a shiny new Supersonic Eight automobile after trading in his horse for what he thinks is a bargain—but his stubborn cowboy ways don't mesh well with modern machinery. When he insists on customizing the car with a saddle and reins instead of a steering wheel, chaos erupts across town, leading to a series of spectacular crashes that leave him regretting his fancy newfangled purchase.

This non-fiction piece traces the evolution of firearms that shaped America's western frontier, from the flintlock rifles that enabled early settlers to survive the wilderness through Sam Colt's revolutionary revolving-cylinder repeaters of the 1840s and finally to the Winchester lever-action rifles that became synonymous with the era. Discover how these innovations—each more efficient than the last—proved decisive not just in hunting game, but in the conflicts that defined westward expansion.

A series of arrow murders has the frontier territory on the brink of violence, with suspicion falling on the local Indian reservation—but Buster Crabbe isn't convinced. Working alongside Sheriff Doug Stevens and a U.S. Marshal, Crabbe uses clever deduction and investigation to uncover the truth behind the weapon and its wielder. When the real killer makes a desperate move, Crabbe's legendary draw proves faster than ever.

Buster Crabbe's plans for a peaceful fishing vacation in Brownsville are cut short when he and his partner Whiskers stumble upon a sinister operation running foreign agents and sabotage experts through coastal waters from Mexico. When Buster investigates a mysterious boat arriving under cover of darkness, he discovers American traitors profiting from the smuggling ring—and is forced to risk everything to stop them and bring the conspiracy to justice.