Blood On The Cimarron: Storm On The Descent
(2026)(The second book in the Ridge Calder Western series)
A novel by Robert Hanlon and Paul L Thompson
A murdered surveyor. A government conspiracy buried beneath years of bloodshed. And a winter descent where every mile south may be their last.
With the men responsible for the mountain killings finally in custody, Ridge should be riding toward justice. Instead, an unforgiving snowstorm, a wounded witness, and prisoners who know far more than they admit turn the journey into a desperate race against time. Every frozen pass, collapsing trail, and icy river crossing pushes the expedition closer to disaster, while the evidence they carry threatens to expose a conspiracy that reaches far beyond the New Mexico Territory.
As Augusta's investigation uncovers the truth behind decades of falsified surveys, stolen land, and carefully orchestrated murders, Ridge realizes the men hunting them are no longer trying to protect a single crime. They are fighting to preserve an empire built upon fraud, corruption, and the elimination of anyone capable of revealing the original boundary lines. With powerful interests closing in from every direction, delivering the prisoners alive becomes as dangerous as surviving the wilderness itself.
The deeper they descend toward civilization, the more every decision carries impossible consequences. Trust becomes increasingly fragile, hidden motives emerge from unexpected places, and the relentless winter proves every bit as deadly as the armed men determined to stop them before the truth reaches federal authorities. For Ridge, the road ahead is no longer simply about staying alive—it is about ensuring the past can never be buried again.
Rich with frontier realism, relentless suspense, memorable characters, and the sweeping historical intrigue that defines the series, Storm On The Descent delivers an unforgettable Western where justice rides through snow, betrayal, and impossible odds toward a reckoning years in the making.
Genre: Western
With the men responsible for the mountain killings finally in custody, Ridge should be riding toward justice. Instead, an unforgiving snowstorm, a wounded witness, and prisoners who know far more than they admit turn the journey into a desperate race against time. Every frozen pass, collapsing trail, and icy river crossing pushes the expedition closer to disaster, while the evidence they carry threatens to expose a conspiracy that reaches far beyond the New Mexico Territory.
As Augusta's investigation uncovers the truth behind decades of falsified surveys, stolen land, and carefully orchestrated murders, Ridge realizes the men hunting them are no longer trying to protect a single crime. They are fighting to preserve an empire built upon fraud, corruption, and the elimination of anyone capable of revealing the original boundary lines. With powerful interests closing in from every direction, delivering the prisoners alive becomes as dangerous as surviving the wilderness itself.
The deeper they descend toward civilization, the more every decision carries impossible consequences. Trust becomes increasingly fragile, hidden motives emerge from unexpected places, and the relentless winter proves every bit as deadly as the armed men determined to stop them before the truth reaches federal authorities. For Ridge, the road ahead is no longer simply about staying alive—it is about ensuring the past can never be buried again.
Rich with frontier realism, relentless suspense, memorable characters, and the sweeping historical intrigue that defines the series, Storm On The Descent delivers an unforgettable Western where justice rides through snow, betrayal, and impossible odds toward a reckoning years in the making.
Genre: Western
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