Off The Grid (Hardcover)

Hardcover. After twenty-five years chasing killers in Portland, homicide detective Arlen Cowger thought retirement would bring peace. Instead, it brings him home.Back in Clarksville, Arkansas, Arlen inherits a stretch of wild land along the Mulberry River-twenty acres of forest near a place called Wolf Pen. With dreams of building an off-the-grid cabin and finally starting over, he imagines a life of solitude, healing, and simple freedom.But the Ozarks have other plans.When Arlen befriends Dane Linden, a local farmer, he's drawn into a haunting mystery: Dane's sister, Darla, vanished without a trace fifteen years ago. No suspects. No evidence. No answers. Just silence.The police gave up long ago. Arlen can't.With his seasoned instincts and a stubborn streak that earned him a reputation as a bulldog detective, Arlen begins unraveling the secrets Darla left behind-an abandoned phone, forgotten fingerprints, and a trail of men who once circled her life in unsettling ways. Each name he uncovers pulls him deeper into the shadows of a small town where old memories run deep and old dangers never died.As Arlen rebuilds his own life among the Arkansas hills, he must decide: can he solve the one case no one else could, or will Wolf Pen claim another ghost?Off the Grid is more than a cold-case mystery. It's a story of reinvention, friendship, and emotional healing-a friendship novel, a life transformation book, and an emotional healing story wrapped in a gripping adventure fiction novel. Fans of small town fiction, contemporary fiction books, and literary fiction novels will find both suspense and heart in these pages.Perfect for readers searching for: adventure fiction books filled with suspense and atmospherecoming of age books and journeys of renewalnovel books about friendship and resilienceinspirational fiction books about starting overcontemporary literature & fiction with a twist of mysteryStep into the Ozarks, where the river runs quiet, but secrets never rest. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.…