Roberto "Bobby" Cruz is an ex-Detroit cop struggling through law school while making ends meet as a private investigator. He's hired by a Mob law firm to find two "made" guys, Roland Costa and his son, Rol Junior. They disappeared in Michigan's deer-hunting country shortly after the death of Charlie Costa, Roland's brother. Cruz's only angle is his familiarity with the area; he grew up within miles of Algoma, the town where the Costas had a hunting lodge and where they were last seen. Soon Cruz has attracted the attention of unknown assailants who want him to stop asking questions, and local law enforcement would prefer he return to the Motor City. Allyn is a talented crime writer whose characters have a way of sticking in readers' psyches. He also understands the kind of small-town mentality that resents outsiders and protects its own. The conclusion is a winner: justice is served but not so official law enforcement would ever notice. Sometimes that's best. Wes Lukowsky
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Edgar winner Doug Allyn (Icewater Mansions) presents Welcome to Wolf Country, in which ex-cop, law student and private eye Bobby Cruz investigates a father-and-son disappearance for a Mafia-connected law firm. After another disappearance and several attempts on his life (it's hunting season in rural Michigan), Bobby has the distinct impression that someone is trying to stop him from discovering the truth.
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