Paradise Gone (Will Harper Mystery, #8)
(By David Crosby)
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POACHER, AND A KID IN TROUBLE...
Hotshot Florida journalist Will Harper, known for reporting hard-hitting stories (and for living on a trawler), is quietly doing both those things when cans of worms suddenly explode in all directions.
His story-in-progress seems safe enough, even a bit predictable—it’s about overdevelopment killing Florida culture and wildlife. But when he contacts a wildlife photographer for information, he finds himself listening to a much more compelling yarn than the one he’s working on. The photographer and her assistant recently filmed a mother black bear tragically killed by a poacher in front of her cubs.
And then the poacher, carefully setting his sights on the humans, shot her assistant right in front of her.
Rushing to get help, she returned with the police only to find that both the wounded man and the bear’s corpse had disappeared. With no evidence, the cops declined to investigate
Enter the ever-quixotic investigative reporter—if no one else is going to look into this, Will sure will.
But his investigation is hampered by a new development that’s destroying his domestic peace and quiet. It seems his girlfriend neglected to mention she has a teenage daughter who’s hell on wheels and who’s now been to sent to live with her mom and Will—which means their once-peaceful trawler is now home to squabbling, tension, and teen-age angst.
So while Will is hellbent on trying to track down the missing assistant, he’s also got to keep this teenager from finding a way to get in touch with her psycho biker boyfriend. Watch the exceedingly nimble Will juggle his article on gorgeous (and disappearing) Florida culture, his investigation into the deadly poacher’s ghastly crimes, and his big-hearted attempts to keep the angry teenager from being kidnapped by the so-called “love of her life.”
All in a day’s work for this guy.
Will Harper’s action-packed, gritty, but big-hearted adventures will thrill mystery fans, especially those who love classic Florida mysteries. Fans of Wayne Stinnett, Dawn Lee McKenna, and Christine Kling should stand up and take note. Additionally, fans of John D. McDonald will love author Crosby’s witty prose.”
