Michael has been writing poetry and short stories since he was in the third grade. He has had several articles published about his motorcycle adventures and been included in several regional anthologies of poetry and stories. His first foray into novels is "Death in the Devil's Range". He lives in northern California with h.... more
Michael has been writing poetry and short stories since he was in the third grade. He has had several articles published about his motorcycle adventures and been included in several regional anthologies of poetry and stories. His first foray into novels is "Death in the Devil's Range". He lives in northern California with his wife and his best friend Cyrus, their cat. He is busy working on the sequel to the current book
Michael Patton's Projects
Infertile Ground
In this haunting memoir, Michael L. Patton shares stories of his challenging childhood. It is the st... more
Death and the Devil's Henchmen
“Death and the Devil’s Henchmen” is the fourth novel in the Dan Williams and Syd mystery series.
Su... more
Death by the Devil’s Hand
A troubled teen leaves home in West Texas and takes to the road. He soon finds that he gets off on t... more
Death in the Devil's Range
Dan Williams has built an idyllic life in the remote hills near San Jose, CA. When a frantic call f... more
Death Makes the Devil Dance: A Dan Williams and Syd Novel
A dead congressman lives a double life, one of which leads to Dan’s past.
Dan and Wally, led by Sy... more
Poems of My Life
I have always considered poetry to be deeply personal. My poems were to express what I often could n... more