The Pine Barrens Stratagem

<p><strong>This multi-faceted mystery is clever the wry narrative is action-packed and briskly paced and the gratifying conclusion will leave fans clamoring for a sequel. -<em>Mystery Scene Magazine</em></strong></p><p><strong>A contemporary crime thriller that works on every level from the smoldering investigation to the whipsaw banter between characters you're bound to love. -<em>BestThrillers.com</em></strong></p><p><em>Private Investigator Steve Rockfish needs cash like yesterday. The bad news is that yesterday a global pandemic raged and Maryland was headed toward a lockdown that would ultimately lead to cheating spouses no longer working late and hence a lack of new clients.</em></p><p>Rockfish's luck changes when a Hollywood producer reaches out but the job is two states away and involves digging up information on a child trafficking ring from the 1940s. What he uncovers will be used to support the launch of a true crime docuseries. He grabs a mask hand sanitizer and heads for South Jersey.</p><p>On-site Rockfish meets Jawnie McGee the great granddaughter of a local policeman gone missing while investigating the original crimes. As the duo uncover more clues they learn the same criminal alliance has reformed to use the pandemic as a conduit to defraud the Federal Government of that sweet sweet stimulus money.</p><p>It's not long before the investigation turns up some key intel on a myriad of illicit activity over the last eighty years and Rockfish rockets toward a showdown with the mafia local archdiocese and dirty cops. COVID-19 isn't the only threat to his health.</p>