Eli North has been having a tough time of it for the last few years after returning from Afghanistan. His job as a Fish and Wildlife investigator was cut and is now a deputy for his mom in the four-person sheriff's office in Northwoods, Wisconsin. On top of that, he's suffering from PTSD, self-medicating with alcohol, and his wife has kicked him out. When he discovers the body of a dead teenage vacationer, Eli's many issues are further complicated, making him less than reliable as an investigator in the hunt for the boy's killer.
This short crime novel manages to combine PTSD, addiction, corruption, and the pharmaceutical industry into a tight and tense story. The characters are realistically flawed, and I can only hope that this is the first book in a series, as I can see Eli's sure-to-be-rocky path forward being a compelling vehicle for more stories set in Northwoods.
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