The dark underbelly of an idyllic Midwestern resort town is revealed in the aftermath of a murder with ties to Americas opioid epidemic in this unputdownable and thrilling debut that is perfect for fans of James Lee Burke William Kent Krueger and Mindy Mejia.Eli North is not okay. His drinking is getting worse by the day his emotional wounds after a deployment to Afghanistan are as raw as ever his marriage and career are over and the only job he can hold down is with the local sheriffs department. And thats only because the sheriff is his mother--and shes overwhelmed with small town Shaky Lakes dwindling budget and the fallout from the opioid epidemic. The Northwoods of Wisconsin may be a vacationers paradise but amidst the fishing trips and campfires and Paul Bunyan festivals something sinister is taking shape. When the body of a teenage boy is found in the lake it sets in motion an investigation that leads Eli to a wealthy enclave with a violent past a pharmaceutical salesman and a missing teenage girl. Soon Eli and his mother along with a young FBI agent are on the hunt for more than just a killer. If Eli solves the case could he finally get the shot at redemption he so desperately needs? Or will answers to this dark case elude him and continue to bring destruction to the Northwoods?
