The Pullman Hilton is a fast-moving winter's tale of mystery that centers on the escapades of seven youngsters as they seek adventure and encounter the unknown during a Depression-era Christmas.  "The Maple Avenue Gang" investigates a railroad car graveyard that contains over 200 abandoned Pullman train cars that are left to rot as new steel cars replace them.  It is a graveyard that holds the allure of the unknown, and perhaps, hidden treasure.

Author, Charlie Ryan, is a former television news anchor, public relations expert of three decades and former Dean of the University of Charleston Graduate School of Business.  He lives on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina.