Bad Optics

In the eleventh Woods Cop Mystery, Conservation Officer Grady Service is on unpaid suspension until spring, but--stubborn as ever--continues to patrol the Mosquito Wilderness, along with his complicated past. For the first time, Service has no duties and feels like he has been beached unfairly. But voluntarily on patrol, he begins to sense political shenanigans-an old foe lurking somewhere in the shadows. He could retire, but decides to fight, and enlists help from lifelong poacher Limpy Allerdyce and fellow game warden and Vietnam Veteran Luticious Treebone. Clues accumulate: It seems someone wants to illegally commercialize the Mosquito. Grady realizes if he doesn't stop it, the wilderness will be destroyed. The tight story unfolds like a poker game, with one side bluffing and raising, while the other side keeps calling and keeping the game on until there is a final showdown.

Author: Joseph Heywood

Publisher: Lyons Press

Publication Date: March 23, 2020

Number of Pages: 312 pages

Language: English

Binding: Paperback

ISBN-10: 1493049984

ISBN-13: 9781493049981