I decided to publish this review from Readers Favorite more to inform than anything else, as it offers a simple idea of the story without spoilers. Those who enjoy a fun, fast action Western will enjoy it. Readers Favorite Review Johnny And The Kid is a work of fiction that describes itself as “An Old … Continue reading "Johnny And The Kid" Five Star Review

We are about to enter a new place in our human history. Viewed globally, and simply, a warmer climate presents new adverse conditions that force migrations within a continually growing population toward confined spaces, bringing new diseases into denser habitation zones. Not a lot of good news there. A lot of things are about to … Continue reading Ebooks in the Age of Pandemic

My Zack Tolliver, FBI series continues with the latest adventures of Eagle Feather and Zack Tolliver in the forthcoming novel LOST OASIS, due May first. This mystery summons Zack to the desert wastes of the northernmost Eagle Mountains in the Sonoran Desert, once part of Joshua Tree National Park but later reclaimed by private interests … Continue reading Coming Soon: “Lost Oasis”

R Lawson Gamble writes history, mystery, and murder with cross-culture comradeship and Native American mysticism in his popular series “Zack Tolliver, FBI”. The series is eight books long with a prequel. Book number nine is due in the spring of 2020. Now, something new is in the wind. The author has just published “Johnny And … Continue reading A Local Author’s First Western – Some Thoughts On JOHNNY AND THE KID

Article: New Western NovelThis newest novel from R Lawson Gamble is a change of pace from his ZACK TOLLIVER, FBI series, a hard-riding Western full of action and great new characters. Just the thing for an escape into the Old West, it is now on Amazon for pre-purchase. Real fiction, fast and fun. Buy your … Continue reading Tolliver Tales December Issue

Yes, I have written an old-time western, the sort of book I've always wanted to write. Think T.T. Flynn, Louis L'Amour, early Elmore Leonard or less lengthy Larry McMurtry. Think the tiny town in post Civil War Texas surviving solely through the occasional off-course cattle drive, the widowed woman and her young son scrounging to … Continue reading An Old Time Western

With the advent of Hallowe’en the question of which of the Zack Tolliver, FBI, novels is the scariest has occupied my mind. All have suspenseful moments, as intended, but some, because of paranormal or supernatural elements involved in a greater portion of the plot take the suspense to a higher level. This question comes to … Continue reading In October, Readers Reach for MESTACLOCAN

R. Lawson Gamble interview by Pamela Dozois for a feature article appearing in the Santa Ynez Valley Star September 16, 2019 R. Lawson Gamble has just launched his latest novel, "Las Cruces," the seventh in his Zack Tolliver, FBI series. Q: "What is it about?" A: "It builds upon historic events in Las Cruces on … Continue reading Interview: S. Y. Valley Star

(Excerpt from author's talk about his Zack Tolliver, FBI series at Talley Winery) My murder mystery series Zack Tolliver, FBI began with my novel THE OTHER, which at the time was intended to be just that, a novel. Because it was conceived in my mind as a single stand-alone project, I saw it as my … Continue reading What It’s All About

I love running on wilderness trails for the wildlife I chance to see. At a hiking pace, one is less likely to surprise an animal, especially not when in a group or talking or with a dog. If a wild animal sees you first, you probably won’t see it at all. Those who hike or … Continue reading Trail Running Encounters