The Missing Link: Eustis Tucker Takes on His Toughest Case Yet!

Published on Dusty Saddle – October 17, 2025.

The Missing Link: Eustis Tucker Takes on His Toughest Case Yet!

When the dust settles over the Texas plains and the sun paints the horizon gold, a new kind of hero steps forward. Eustis Tucker, Country Lawyer: The Missing Link bursts onto the scene like a sunrise over the Texas plains, bold, radiant, and impossible to ignore. It is a story that crackles with life, filled with sharp dialogue, colorful characters, and a hero who steps out of the courthouse and into the wild chaos of justice under the open sky.

The world Charles Ray builds is painted with dust, sweat, and determination. Every word carries the rhythm of hooves pounding across the prairie, every scene breathes with the heartbeat of courage. Eustis Tucker stands tall as a symbol of persistence and grit, a man driven by purpose and pride as he ventures beyond the limits of law and logic. With each turn of the page, readers are pulled into a thrilling, heartfelt journey that captures the raw beauty of the American West.

This brand new release proves that Charles Ray continues to define the Western genre with unmatched strength and grace. Every title under the DSP banner carries a promise of quality, passion, and authenticity. Choosing Eustis Tucker, Country Lawyer: The Missing Link means supporting a publishing house that celebrates true storytellers like Charles Ray, authors who honor the roots of the West while giving it fresh life for today’s readers. DSP continues to be the home of powerful Western voices, and this release is another shining example of that legacy.

What’s It About?

Fresh from his first big courtroom win, Beeville attorney Eustis Tucker takes on a case unlike any he has faced before. An elderly woman hires him to track down her missing grandson, promising a handsome fee of ten thousand dollars plus expenses. The offer is too tempting to refuse, but the job takes Tucker far from the polished floors of the courthouse and straight into the unpredictable heart of Texas.

From the quiet streets of Beeville to the rough river port of Houston, Tucker must rely on quick thinking and raw instinct to survive. In a city where danger lurks at every turn, he learns that courage means standing tall when the law fades into chaos. Being a country lawyer turns into a test of nerve, wit, and endurance as Tucker discovers that true justice demands far more than legal knowledge. It demands the will to fight for what is right.

Where to Get It

Eustis Tucker, Country Lawyer: The Missing Link by Charles Ray is available now on Amazon as a Kindle e-book, with a paperback edition coming soon. Step into the saddle and ride with Eustis Tucker, because the West has a new legend.

A new ‘Caleb Johnson’ adventure coming soon.

Caleb Johnson: Mountain Man Returns In The Ghosts of Sand Creek

October 8, 2025|Authors, DSP Articles

From Dusty Saddle Publishing at https://dspublishingnetwork.com/interviews-and-articles/f/caleb-johnson-mountain-man-returns-in-the-ghosts-of-sand-creek

Charles Ray continues to shape his place among the finest voices in the genre. His words sweep through the frontier with the weight of history and the fire of imagination, making every page feel alive with grit and spirit. This newest installment captures the raw beauty of the wilderness and the enduring courage of a man who lives by instinct, loyalty, and unbreakable will.

What’s the Story About?

Henry Crow arrives in the quiet town of Bear Creek, his eyes set on finding a mysterious figure named Micah Gordon. Known by a handful of locals as a recluse, Gordon has kept to himself for years, leaving behind more questions than answers. When Crow begins asking around, Town Marshal Ned Walker senses danger brewing and turns to Caleb Johnson and Flora for help before things spiral out of control.

But as their search deepens, Caleb and Flora discover that the real threat is not in the present—it lies buried in the shadows of the past. Ghosts rise where memories once slept, and the truth hidden in those hills may test the courage of everyone who dares to uncover it.

Why Readers Love It

Fans of the Caleb Johnson: Mountain Man series celebrate the perfect blend of wilderness survival, human drama, and heart-stopping action. Charles Ray’s stories carry readers into a world of snow-topped peaks, thundering rivers, and quiet courage. His characters remind us that no matter how deep the trouble runs, determination and faith can always find a way out.

Where to Get It

Caleb Johnson: Mountain Man: The Ghosts of Sand Creek by Charles Ray is available now on Amazon as a Kindle e-book, with the paperback release coming soon. Step into this huge series once again and follow Caleb Johnson as he faces the ghosts of the past—and proves once more that a true mountain man always finds his way out of trouble.

Video trailer for The Tall Dark Stranger – A Marshal Boone Collins Adventure

Plata is usually a quiet town… until a stranger in black rides in with vengeance on his mind. When a pardoned outlaw returns seeking revenge, Marshal Boone Collins must step up to keep the peace — even if it means starting a ruckus.— 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗧𝗔𝗟𝗟 𝗗𝗔𝗥𝗞 𝗦𝗧𝗥𝗔𝗡𝗚𝗘𝗥 by Charles Ray, Available now on Amazon!https://a.co/d/1UdPuqk
𝗪𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝗴𝗿𝗶𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗹𝗲—𝗗𝗦𝗣 𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀
To see the video trailer, go here:  https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1Fwo4EPBNN/

DSP Interview about my writing process

Check the link below to catch an interview, that ran live on Facebook, about my writing process:

https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1308229634180778

 

Mondays With Members – American Academy of Diplomacy

Welcome back to MondaysWithMembers! Today we are highlighting the career of Amb. Charles Ray. Ray served as US general consul in Vietnam and later as ambassador to Zimbabwe and Cambodia, later he served as the diplomat in residence at the University of Houston. Swipe through to see some photos of his amazing career!

📸 In 2010, presenting blankets to residents of an orphanage just outside Harare. The blankets were created by my RSO’s father and donated to the Embassy.

📸 Visiting the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Archives in connection with an agreement with the Chinese to account for Americans missing in the Korean War and World War II, when I served as Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for POW/Missing Personnel Affairs (2006-2009)

📸 Climbing the hill at the ruins of Great Zimbabwe in 2011

📸 Meeting with the dean and faculty of the Chinhoyi University of Technology, Zimbabwe, in 2011.

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How I created the Caleb Johnson series

Check the link below to hear how my ‘Caleb Johnson’ series came to be:

Bestselling author Charles Ray sits down to talk all things Caleb Johnson — from the spark that first brought the character to life, to the surprises along the trail, and the moments that truly capture the heart of the series.
 
https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1474071967125117 via @FacebookWatch

https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1474071967125117

 

A new kind of western hero

The main characters in Western stories are ranchers, cowboys, lawmen, or outlaws. While these make for good storytelling, this reliance on such traditional characters overlooks the fact that it took a lot of different occupations to tame the frontier. Well, now there’s a new character in town. Eustis Tucker, a lawyer, shows the contributions that these unsung heroes made to bring law and order to the wild and woolly west.

In book one, The Hanging Jury, Eustis Tucker, a recent law school graduate, has arrived in Beeville, Texas to hang his shingle. The Bee County judge, a friend of Eustis’s law school professor, assigns him to defend a young Mexican who has been accused of murder, who can’t afford to hire a lawyer. Eustis has his work cut out for him. He’s never done a criminal trial, least of all a murder trial in a town where juries love to see the accused hang. Worse, he has to face off against a prosecutor who will do anything to win a case, including withholding exculpatory evidence.

Get your copy of this book, available for now in e-book format at https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FLMMY6MC/. Be one of the first to see how Eustis navigates the byzantine corridors of a western courtroom in the fractious, violence-ridden Lone Star State.

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