Northwoods

In this ΓÇ£compelling and heartbreaking debut that marks a new and important voice in the mystery genreΓÇ¥ (William Kent Krueger),a murder with ties to AmericaΓÇÖs opioid epidemic reveals the dark underbelly of an idyllic Midwestern resort town. Eli North is not okay. His drinking is getting worse by the dayhis emotional wounds after a deployment to Afghanistan are as raw as everhis marriage and career are overand the only job he can hold down is with the local sheriffΓÇÖs department. And thatΓÇÖs only because the sheriff is his motherΓÇöand sheΓÇÖs overwhelmed with small town Shaky LakeΓÇÖs dwindling budget and the fallout from the opioid epidemic. The Northwoods of Wisconsin may be a vacationerΓÇÖs paradisebut amidst the fishing tripscampfiresand Paul Bunyan festivalssomething sinister is taking shape. When the body of a teenage boy is found in the lakeit sets in motion an investigation that leads Eli to a wealthy enclave with a violent pasta pharmaceutical salesmanand a missing teenage girl. SoonEli and his motheralong with a young FBI agentare on the hunt for more than just a killer in this thriller that is ΓÇ£not to be missedΓÇ¥ (Mindy MejiaUSA TODAY bestselling author).