scott a walden

"The Wisdom of the Donut Hole"(c) is an Ugly Moose AK Podcast (c) about Ron Walden, Author of Alaska True to Life Crime and Other Stories. Episode 1, Chapter 1 introduces Ron, answering the question: "Who is Alaska True to Life Crime (and Other Alaska Stories) Author Ron Walden?". Episode 1, Chapter 2 will fill in the blanks on "Where the Heck Did He Come From?" No episode will include spoilers for any of his works. They include details and interesting bits of locations, content & characters described with significant history insights and even odd connections with history by people and places ...

Pipeline Security Guard Dan Webster and a pump station technician, Gwen Stevens, discover a hidden nuclear device inside an ultrasonic pipeline inspection "pig," and are convinced it is part of a sinister conspiracy. During their investigation,they uncover a multinational plot among influential oil and shipping leaders planning on disrupting the flow of Alaskan oil in the pipeline to drive the price of oil skyward.

On the night he celebrates a big win, defense attorney Mickey Haller is pulled over by police, who find the body of a former client in the trunk of his Lincoln. Haller is immediately charged with murder but can’t post the exorbitant $5 million bail slapped on him by a vindictive judge. Mickey elects to represent himself and is forced to mount his defense from his jail cell in the Twin Towers Correctional Center in downtown Los Angeles.

In a remote corner of the Chickasaw Nation, tribal Lighthorse policeman Bill Maytubby and county deputy Hannah Bond discover the buzzard-ravaged body of Majesty Tate, a young drifter with a blank past. They comb Oklahoma's rock prairie, river bottoms, and hard-bitten small towns for traces of her last days. Tate was seen dancing with Austin Love, a violent local meth dealer fresh out of prison. An Oklahoma City motel clerk connects her with an aspiring politician. An oil-patch roustabout and a shady itinerant preacher provide dubious leads.