The Southwest is a vast, sparsely populated land, with high mountains that reach into the heavens, great plains that appear to continue forever, and deep, foreboding canyons where few feet have ever ventured. In a single day, you can find yourself lost in a dark forest near a winding stream or lake, and later, wiping the sweat from your brow as you walk over sands and rock, avoiding cactus spines and rattlesnakes in the hot, dry desert. The one thing you can be sure of: there are many places to find solitude.

Those who occupy this land are hard and hardy men and women who cherish their space. The few cities you find are as modern as any, but the expansive territory surrounding them provides a way for those who choose the road less traveled. It is in this place, far from the city lights and freeways, that Gray Shannon chooses to reside. And it is those who share his love for its lands that find their way onto the pages of Gray’s imagination.

Gray Shannon’s Stranger in the High-Low is a tale of a modern-day ranching community, its law enforcement, and a stranger driven by a dark, deep-seated anger and hatred. It is a mystery set in the beautiful northeastern New Mexico High-Low country.

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