Finding Pattersby

A weird fiction mystery about a disgraced ghostwriter who uses the public investigation of a legendary, missing thriller author to work through some stuff. Also the ghostwriter is a liar.

Follow host Ryan Cervantes in this 10ish-part comic thriller set in the world of high stakes thriller publishing, as he enters a land of cultish fandoms and cut-throat literati; of secret societies with ancient coffee beans and occult writing exercises that pierce the veil and top the charts of novels sold in supermarkets and airport bookstores…OR DO THEY?

That’s what host Cervantes aims to find out in this pot-boiler for the ears. But if he hopes to escape the same fate as his missing boss in this IRL thriller, he’ll have to draw on everything he knows about how to survive a very deadly bestseller.

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Tuesday Mar 31, 2026

Chapter 5: Monomyth Publishing

Tuesday Mar 31, 2026

--SEASON FINALE--
In this closing chapter, a tempting new development in Ryan's career promises to fulfil his wildest fantasies - and bring him to the city where thrillers were born: Seattle. Washington.
Why? For work reasons. For BOOK DEAL reasons.
But is all that glitters gold? Or is it an even worse kind of ore? Can Ryan finally escape his past? Or will his demons finally consume him once and for all?
This is Finding Pattersby.
Written & Directed by Ryan Sandoval
Music & Sound Design by Erik Jourgensen
https://www.erikjourgensen.com/
Featuring performances by
Andy Windak
Dan Gagliardi
Lily Sparks
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sfx credits:
Forest Dry Leaves Sticks Walk Montage by Geoff-Bremner-Audio -- https://freesound.org/s/745654/ -- License: Creative Commons 0
https://freesound.org/people/OroborosNZ/sounds/239590/ "OroborosNZ on freesound.org"
https://freesound.org/people/OwlStorm/sounds/209017/Ashe Kirk / Owlish Media
Additional sound design and mixing in this episode by Ryan Sandoval