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The Thousand Dollar Crusade

(2026)
(Book 46 in the Colt Ryder series)
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The sensational action continues in The Thousand Dollar Crusade, the savage and brutal new adventure in J.T. Brannan's bestselling Colt Ryder series, from a thriller writer at the top of his game.

Every year, nearly six thousand Native American girls are reported missing, many presumed to be raped, murdered or trafficked; and although they make up just under three percent of the US population, they make up
forty percent of sex trafficking victims. Investigations are hampered by jurisdictional overlap between tribal police, local police and the FBI. Predators know this, and prowl the Reservations for vulnerable victims.

When Haseya Yazzi’s daughter Chenoa goes missing from their home on the Navajo Nation Reservation, she appeals to the authorities for help; but when her prayers go unanswered, she turns to another source altogether.

Colt Ryder is an ex-Army Ranger turned vigilante-for-hire who travels the United States with his loyal dog Kane, helping people who have been let down by the cops, who have problems that can be solved no other way.

When he takes on the case of the Haseya’s daughter, he discovers more than he ever bargained for, a dark and terrible underworld of sex trafficking and murder that goes much further than one missing girl. And as he explores the murky, terrible mystery of Chenoa’s disappearance, he launches a one-man crusade against the sick criminal elements who are behind it all, taking the fight to them with a vengeance.

The Thousand Dollar Crusade is a searing, violent and unforgettable thriller that will stay with you long after you have finished the last page.

Praise for J.T. Brannan -

"What an absorbing, rollercoaster of a read." - Elly Griffiths, winner of the Edgar Award for The Crossing Places

"Origin is a thrill-a-minute ride of a book." - Simon Toyne, bestselling author of the Sanctus trilogy

"Origin is a truly original novel, seamlessly meshing a modern high-tech chase thriller, stuffed full of guns and gadgets, with elements of ancient history to produce a book that’s both thought-provoking and relentlessly exciting." - James Becker, bestselling author of The First Apostle

"Smart, sophisticated and thrilling, Origin drags you in and makes you hold your breath right to the last lung bursting page." - Sam Christer, bestselling author of The Stonehenge Legacy and The Turin Shroud



Genre: Mystery



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