R. L. Anderson's first novel tells the story of Will Nickerson, who gets more than he had bargained for when he volunteered to drive the hayride wagon at Dakota Ranch Park. A murder is committed at the North Dakota theme park, and Will finds himself thrust into the role of amateur detective. Together with a beautiful summer camp counselor, Jenine Mescall, he seeks to find out just whodunit. Ranch Park is a light but yet complex mystery, packed with intriguing subplots, surprises, a shock now and then, an occasional touch of humor, plus a light 'n playful romance, all set against the sweeping...

The Keystone Arboretum, nestled in Pennsylvania's idyllic Allegheny Mountains, is a place for beauty and relaxation. A place for nature. And most of all it's a place for trees. And it's also a place for mystery when a murder is discovered deep in the forest. Or is it a suicide? Vacationing North Dakotan Will Nickerson finds himself thrust into the role of amateur detective in R. L. Anderson's second novel in the Will Nickerson Mysteries series, and together with a delightfully spunky and alluring tour guide, Laurel Reitter, seeks to find the answer. Expect lots of intriguing subplots, plenty...

A North Dakota town digs into its Scandinavian roots. Did Vikings make it all the way to the center of the continent in Medieval times? The Sakakawea County Historical Society seeks to find out. Meanwhile an enigmatic and rather obnoxious stranger comes to town and vanishes without a trace, leaving behind a vintage car and an unused motel room. Is there a connection to the archaeological dig? Is it murder--or what? Small town merchant-turned-amateur-detective Will Nickerson looks for the answer--along with his fellow townsfolk of New Oslo, ND and a host of intriguing visitors, including a...

Dakota Ranch Park is going PC this Christmas, transforming its immensely popular annual Christmas On The Ranch festival into a generic Winter Holidays event. All symbols of Christmas are banished from the festivities. Christmas trees, Nativity Scenes, caroling--all gone. Even Santa Claus is getting the boot, displaced from his North Pole throne by Global Claws, a silly character in a polar bear suit, whose main purpose in life, it seems, is to teach children about the evils of global warming and indoctrinate them into pagan Earth worship. A group of disgruntled volunteers walk away, vowing to...

A weekend at a historic Victorian inn nestled in Pennsylvania's beautiful Allegheny Mountains seemed just what the doctor ordered for photographer Andy Glockenturm to help get his life back on track after a heartbreaking personal tragedy. But little did he know of the dark secret lurking within its walls and surrounding its owner, Mrs. Etta Treaster, her staff and the other guests lodged there. From the author of the Will Nickerson Mysteries, Mrs. Treaster's Bed & Breakfast is a new venture into a different genre of fiction, that of horror and chilling paranormal suspense. If you're a fan of...

An old flame is back. Will Nickerson wants nothing to do with her after having been jilted in favor of a multimillionaire. But now Mr. Moneybags is dead. Killed when he lost control of his small plane and slammed into a mountain somewhere in western Montana. Was it murder? Did someone tamper with the plane? The now-wealthy young widow Alison insists that it was indeed murder and that none other than Will must help her investigate it. Does she simply want to clear her name, as many locals believe she did it herself? Or does she have an ulterior motive? Does she want to rekindle that old flame...