Big Al's Novellas

By Alan R. Owens

From the old west to contemporary New York these tales share one trait – lots of action and likable protagonists; an 18th century gunfighter ambushed and left for dead by unknown assailants, an army ranger out to prove that he isn’t a coward, a real estate agent whose wife is kidnapped, a CIA agent tasked with smuggling a nuclear sci

• Language: English
• Publisher: URLink Print & Media, LLC
• Release date: Oct 16, 2019
• ISBN: 9781643678733

Alan R. Owens

The author resides in the heart of the Rocky Mountains with his wife of 45 years. The couple has raised two fine sons: one is a San Francisco police officer and the other a state wildlife biologist.

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