STATEHOOD OF AFFAIRS – In 1911, New Mexico found itself at the center of an international conspiracy that threatened statehood. The unjust commitment of a woman to an insane asylum reveals a plot to find the missing Article X of the Treaty of Mesilla: the Revert Document. Tensions rise as the United States and Mexico are on a collision course. If the Revert Document emerges before Arizona and New Mexico attain statehood, Mexico could legally recover those lost territories, thereby changing history. Affairs of the heart complicate affairs of the state. Adobe Centori shares love but different side of the border with Gabriella Zena—La Guerrillera.
WATER DAMAGE – On a spring day in 1913, a horse-drawn wagon carrying a bomb loaded with dynamite and shrapnel explodes in front of the House of Morgan in New York. Dozens are killed, and hundreds are wounded in the Wall Street Explosion. Adobe Centori seeks redemption for the woman he could not save in the Revert Document conspiracy, only to be drawn into an even greater conspiracy—Germany’s secret war against America. A series of attacks in New York raises the stakes and concern of a possible catastrophic attack. From New Mexico to New York, a search for anarchists, spies and saboteurs ensues. Centori joins a team of federal agents in a dangerous campaign to stop a major attack in America, tied to Germany’s ambitions in the coming Great War.
THE COMING OF CENTORI – It’s 1901 and the new century abounds with dynamic change. The U.S. emerged victorious in the Spanish-American War to become a world power. Progress in steel production, electric power and petroleum refinement is increasing. A full-scale oil boom started in Texas with the largest ever oil strike. At this time, Adobe Centori arrives in New Mexico and starts the Circle C Ranch. Although change defines the new century, some things remain the same. The Valtura Ring has engaged in attacks on the Circle C and is determined to take or destroy the ranch for unknow reasons. Centori leads the Circle C riders to investigate the mystery and to a high stakes battle. This fast-paced story, with colorful narrative and historical context, follows Centori’s action-packed collision with the dark side of human nature in the new 20th Century.
The Stealth Reporter – coming May, 2026
Daniel R. Cillis, Ph.D. 