The Gypsum Creek Massacre

<p><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1); background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0)>From bestselling author Ken Pratt comes a thrilling new chapter in the legendary Matt Bannister series set in a world where past and present collide.</strong></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1); background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0)>In 1932 Alex Wentworth a determined journalist for </span><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1); background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0)>The Jessup County Chronicles</em><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1); background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0)> embarks on a mission to uncover a long-lost tale buried in the ashes of the </span><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1); background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0)>Branson Gazette</em><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1); background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0)>. His journey leads him to the reclusive Matt Bannister a man whose name has become legendary though his story has never been told. When Matt finally agrees to an interview Alex is thrust into a haunting narrative that begins in 1884.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1); background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0)>Newly-married Matt his son Gabriel and their companions have just boarded a train for home unaware of the nightmare that awaits them. When a devastating explosion shatters the calm sending their railcar hurtling into the Columbia River and the rest of the train plummeting into a ravine Matt and the survivors confront the unimaginable: an act of deliberate sabotage that claims the lives of fifty-nine passengers.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1); background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0)>Driven by justice and a desperate need to return Gabriel home safely Matt vows to track down the culprits. His quest leads him into the heart of a chilling conspiracy involving the powerful Stafford Milling Company and the Livengood Plantation where greed and betrayal run deep.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1); background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0)>As Matt's tale unfolds Alex realizes he's not just documenting history-he's preserving a legacy. And there are many more stories waiting to be unearthed.</span></p>