Gary L Bridges 
The Wagon Wheel Affair 

Unknown by most, forgotten by many, a fifty-year-old secret buried beneath the Wagon Wheel Lodge in bucolic Cuchara, Colorado, threatens to erupt in a cloud of terror with unspeakable consequences for the United States. Ray Vernon, a WWII Medal of Honor recipient, literally holds the key to the secret. When Ray is murdered, his grandson, Stan, comes face-to-face with ISIS in an international race for the secret of the Wagon Wheel Lodge. Retired US federal agent Maggie Bell and her spouse, Steve Curry, a US Forest Service officer, are commissioned by the CIA and the DEA to investigate how a Mexican drug cartel and a large marijuana farm near the Purgatoire campground fit into the potentially deadly puzzle. Steve Curry goes undercover and is kidnapped by the Angel, a notorious Mexican drug lord. While being held at the Angels Mexican ranch, Steve and the Angel forge an unusual partnership to try to counter the terror that ISIS threatens to unleash on the United States. Meanwhile, Maggie deals with a young orphan girl who was abandoned in Cuchara, along with several other orphans when the cartel pulls up stakes. How does the community of Cuchara respond to a sudden influx of orphan children? Maggie has to make a heartrending decision that will affect her and Steves marriage for the rest of their lives.

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Gary Bridges’s previous novels (The Cuchara Chronicles, Out of Purgatory, The Wahatoya, The Footprint in the Lake, Los Huerfanos, and Sangre de Cristo) set the stage for his most recent adventure story about international intrigue and potential international disaster radiating from Cuchara, Colorado. Gary and his family first moved to Cuchara in 1985. He and his wife, Shawn, owned and operated three small businesses at the ski resort. Gary also served as controller of the resort and taught at the University of Southern Colorado, where he also served as dean of the School of Business. Shawn, a well-known artist, covered many Colorado walls with her paintings. The Bridges family moved back to San Antonio, Texas, in the year 2000 when Gary accepted a teaching position at the University of Texas–San Antonio. Gary retired from UTSA in 2014 and, once again, moved to Cuchara—this time, to be permanent residents. Shawn’s paintings now adorn the Timbers Restaurant, which serves as her gallery as well as her favorite eatery. Read about Gary’s previous novels at garylbridges.com, and peruse some of Shawn’s artworks at shawnkbridges.com.