The Paranormal Ranger

A Navajo Investigator’s Search for the Unexplained

De: Stanley Milford Jr.

Narrado por: Stanley Milford Jr., Duane Minard

*A NEW YORK TIMES PICK FOR TOP 22 NONFICTION BOOKS TO READ THIS FALL!*

A Navajo Ranger’s chilling and clear-eyed memoir of his investigations into bizarre cases of the paranormal and unexplained in Navajoland

As a Native American with parents of both Navajo and Cherokee descent, Stanley Milford Jr. grew up in a world where the supernatural was both expected and taboo, where shapeshifters roamed, witchcraft was a thing to be feared, and children were taught not to whistle at night.

In his youth, Milford never went looking for the paranormal, but it always seemed to find him. When he joined the fabled Navajo Rangers—a law enforcement branch of the Navajo Nation who are equal parts police officers, archeological conservationists, and historians—the paranormal became part of his job. Alongside addressing the mundane duties of overseeing the massive 27,000-square-mile reservation, Milford was assigned to utterly bizarre and shockingly frequent cases involving mysterious livestock mutilations, skinwalker and Bigfoot sightings, UFOs, and malicious hauntings.

In The Paranormal Ranger, Milford recounts the stories of these cases from the clinical and deductive perspective of a law enforcement officer. Milford’s Native American worldview and investigative training collide to provide an eerie account of what logic dictates should not be possible.

©2024 Stanley Milford, Jr. (P)2024 HarperCollins Publishers

The honesty and straightforward words of this man’s experiences and beautiful insights into life and reality

I only disliked that this book had to come to an end-I wanted to hear more

The fact that the stories are true and originate from the navajo nation.

compelling and strange stories that are similar to many stories I've heard and also experiences I've had myself.

Wonderful Bio of A Paranormal Ranger

This is a lovely and touching biography of Stanley Milford Jr. He shares stories of his culture, his childhood and his path into law enforcement. WE learn the about patrolling the reservation and his investigations of cryptids and the paranormal. In his culture, they are taken quite seriously and he notes several notable cases. The ending was a bit sad, but I am glad he's found fulfillment in his retirement. It has brought more recognition (that he wasn't looking for), but more satisfaction in assisting others. The author narrates his book. I hope he shares more stories.

Excellent delivery with scary stories.

The Authors sincere love for his Navajo country and his believable deliverance of his paranormal experiences.

Paranormal storytelling with great depth

The author narrator felt palpably present, heartfelt,. His storytelling was detailed, vivid, and drew me into his real life experiences. He spoke of some paranormal phenomena I hadn't heard of before. Then he.concluded with keen insights about all that he had witnessed.

interesting stories

interesting stories, interesting to hear from native American perspective. narration is halting and choppy so difficult to listen to, although the narrator's voice tone is very pleasant. changing the speed to 1.2 was helpful.

Interesting and informative

Many good stories and insights. The cadence of the author is a bit slow as he is reading but I became accustomed to it. If you are familiar with the paranormal many stories will be familiar but this is a good introduction for a newbie.

Highly Recommend!

I've lived and worked in many of these places. I also grew up on a neighboring reservation, so I'm very familiar with the New Mexico and Arizona places discussed. I've also heard about Mr. Milford over the years. I am glad he wrote a book about his experiences. I like how he has discussed his training and role within the Tribe as well.

Also, 1000 thanks for having the author read the story. I have listened to other books by Native authors but the narrator was non-Native. The pronunciation of places was totally butchered in those audio books. He was the perfect narrator for his work.

A little warning for those of us living on Rez; don't listen to this at night....lol...I freaked myself out when I noticed the sun was down. It was that good, I finished in 3 days! I did recommend this to all my friends. My mom was able to get her book copy autographed in Durango. It is great he is doing local book tours.

LOVED this!

If you are a fan of the paranormal and love to hear about Native American culture, this is the book for you. It’s intriguing, thought provoking and heartfelt. For me, it raises more questions than answers. I really hope the author might share more stories of his experiences as I devoured this one!

It was a privilege to hear this story

I have so much respect for the author. He takes the listener through the creation myths first. The myths did not make a lot of sense to me while I heard them, but by the end of the book they made a WHOLE LOT of sense.