Unsolved: New Mexico's American Valley Ranch Murders & Other Mysteries

by Don Bullis

UNSOLVED There are few subjects that fascinate people as much as New Mexico and a good mystery. New Mexico has always been an enigmatic place, filled with rich history. This book explores and examines forty-four of New Mexico's most baffling mysteries, which lure the curious and beg for investigation even though their solutions have eluded experts, many for decades. Many relate to the death or disappearance of some of the best-known lawmen and outlaws in history - Sheriffs Pat Garrett, Les Dow, and William Brady, as well as Jesse Evans, Russian Bill Tethenborn, Bronco Bill Walters, and Mysterious Dave Mather, while others involve mysterious tales and legends of lost mines and treasures. And who can forget the UFO incident at Roswell? All this told by a former lawman and journalist who is one of the region's leading historians, Don Bullis; Bullis also happens to be an award-winning author of over a dozen best-selling books on New Mexico's past. Leave it to Bullis, respected writer and historian, to open my eyes to a whole new world of outlaws, crooked politicians, puzzling crimes and surreal occurrences....With a reporter's affection for the hard questions, a novelist's approach to bringing characters to life, and an historian's attention to details, he has assembled a stellar collection of New Mexico's mysteries, famous and obscure. - Anne Hillerman, author of Spider Woman's Daughter

236 pages, Paperback

First published July 1, 2013

About the author

Don Bullis is the author of three non-fiction books and two novels, including The Old West Trivia Book (1993), New Mexicos Finest: Peace Officers Killed in the Line of Duty, 1847-1999 (1999), Bloodville (2002) 99 New Mexicans ...and a few other folks (2005), and Bull's Eye (2006). The editor and publisher of the New Mexico Historical Notebook, he is a member of the Westerners International, Western Writers of America, Western History Association, National Association of Outlaw & Lawman History, Albuquerque Historical Society, Sandoval County Historical Society, and Southwest Writers. Click here for more information!"

Reviews

[Laura Love · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great read from Don Bullis if you like New Mexico's facinating murder history.

[Sherry]

A group of short stories about NM mysteries spanning from 1500’s to 1990’s. Not well written and confusing but interesting to learn about unsolved New Mexico murders including Pat Garret. I've lived in NM for a long time and didn't know that his murder was unsolved.

[Joanna · Rating 2 out of 5]

I just could not get past the exceptional number missing prepositions and typos, especially when some of the typos happened in place names and the name of a victim.