Once Upon a Time in El Paso

By Richard K. Smith

In 1957, Margaret and William "Pat" Patterson disappeared under mysterious circumstances from their home in El Paso, Texas. In this book, Richard K. Smith-who once lived in the Pattersons' old house-weaves a fictional "what-if" story incorporating the few tidbits of known information about their lives. Set on the US-Mexico border in the early days of the Cold War, a photographer is recruited both by the newly-formed CIA and the KGB. Plagued by problems at home, and already entangled with the Mafia, he quickly gets in over his head, leading to dramatic events and an imaginative answer to the enduring question: What happened to the Pattersons?

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0GYZVVL79
• ISBN13: 9798258639998
• Release Date: April 2026
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 180 Pages
• Weight: 0.47 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.5" x 8.5"