The Paranormal Ranger

A Navajo Investigator’s Search for the Unexplained

By: Stanley Milford Jr.

Narrated by: 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.

Genuine Story Telling

Really enjoyed this book. His voice was comfortable and authentic. I was glad to find the author reading his own book.
The experiences were amazing and convincing.
Loved it!

validation of the unusual happenings on the rez

Started off slow. I skipped through the world's to get to the other chapters.

Awe Inspiring

Fantastic! I've lived the majority of my life on the Navajo Reservation and I had no idea we had Paranormal Rangers. Yes, I heard of sightings and stories. Yet, I had no idea they were being investigated by paranormal rangers. That is so cool! I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It answered many of my own questions. Ahe'ee.

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.