Bitter Passage

<p>Set within the unforgiving winter landscape of rural Maine <em>Bitter Passage</em> introduces Sheriff's Deputy Allegheny Beckham. Beckham has returned to Chamberlain County seeking respite in the quiet of home after years patrolling the streets of south Chicago.</p><p></p><p><em>But Chamberlain County has other ideas.</em></p><p></p><p>Beckham's narrative opens a scant ten days into her position as a rookie sheriff's deputy. Dispatched to a remote ridge during a late winter nor'easter she discovers an SUV cut-open like a Boy Scout's can of Dinty Moore stew by the Chamberlain county snowplow. A frozen corpse triggers a murder/kidnapping investigation and Beckham peels back layers of deceit embarking on a harrowing journey that tests her every limit. Descending ever-deeper into the deadly puzzle forces her to confront a lifetime scarred by loss guilt and feral survival. When the violent finale unfolds she discovers the cost of redemption may be higher than she ever imagined. Bitter Passage is a riveting tale of resilience justice and the enduring struggle to confront the shadows of the past.</p><p></p><p></p><p><em>Includes vulgar language and sexual content consistent with criminals and those who investigate their crimes.</em></p>