"Hallam", is the first appearance of Lucas Hallam, a cowboy who has outlived the days of the old west to become a gun-toting private eye and stuntman in the early days of motion pictures in California. Originally published in The Eye's Have It, 1984. In "The Blue Burro", Hallam's search for a kidnapping victim leads him to a shady bordertown nightclub and plunges him into a deadly tangle of international intrigue with high stakes. Originally published in LONE STAR LAW in 2005. "Ladysmith", an adventure from Hallam's days as a Pinkerton agent that was originally published in GUNS OF THE WEST in 2002, finds him delivering a legacy for an old friend who has passed away, a chore that has him riding right into unexpected danger. "Hollywood Flesh", published in The Book of all Flesh 2001. It's a good thing Lucas Hallam is a hard-headed old cowboy and doesn't believe in such nonsense as Zombies, or this case might give him nightmares.

A FAST-PACED MYSTERY SET IN OLD HOLLYWOOD—WITH TWISTS AND TURNS THAT NEVER END. It’s the 1920's, and Lucas Hallam is something of a legend: a Texas Ranger turned Pinkerton agent turned Hollywood P.I. So, when the occasion arises, Hallam saddles up and rides off with Tom Mix, William S. Hart, and several other famous movie cowboys from the silent era. Hallam doesn’t think of his past often, and it’s the furthest thing from his mind when he goes into Chuckwalla, California—hoping to turn the ghost town into a movie set . . . even when the two men start shooting at him. But that’s the least of Hallam’s problems. His latest hired job is to protect Elton Forbes—founder of the Holiness Temple of Faith and accused of blackmail and murder. Hallam is the only one who believes Forbes. The only question in his mind is whether he’ll survive long enough to find the real killer. Will good or evil win in the end?