The Unlikely Predator

Irv pulled the patrol car into the parking lot in front of the restaurant and got out. He walked to the edge of the bluff and looked down at the river. Spring rains upstream had caused the river to rise a little above normal, and the brown water swirled and eddied below, carrying an occasional log or tree branch with it... He could see Jean Young's body drifting in the muddy water all the way to where the river made a big loop to the north. Murder and intrigue unfold in a small Missouri town in Wayne Hancock's The Unlikely Predator, as two mysterious murders in a little over three years put a burden on an undermanned sheriff's department; yet a determined sheriff and a small-town merchant rise to the occasion. Two of their biggest problems solve themselves. Read how in this exciting novel by the author of Gotcha! and 30 Days In may.

A Navy veteran of WWII Hancock currently lives in Arkansas with his wife of 60 years. He spent 40 years with J.C. Penny Co. managing stores in Missouri and Arkansas, then spent the next 20 years operating a commercial real estate consulting firm out of his home. All his life he wanted to write novels so in January of 2005 he sat down at his computer and wrote Gotcha!, his first mystery story. He published it at age 80. It was a success, so it was quickly followed by The Unlikely Predator and 30 Days In May. Up On Crowley's Ridge is his fourth exciting murder mystery.