A great match for Nevada Barr fans.”- Library Journal showcasing one of the main characters, Wisconsin’s beautiful Door County. That’s the hook for murder-thriller Death Stalks Door County, the first in a series involving ranger Dave Cubiak, a former Chicago homicide detective.”- Milwaukee Shepherd Express “Murder seems unseemly in Door County, a peninsula covered in forests, lined by beaches, and filled with summer cabins and tourist resorts. “Can a big-city cop solve a series of murders whose only witnesses may be the hemlocks? An atmospheric debut.”- Kirkus Reviews “A terrific mystery that captures both the beauty and wildness of this wonderful peninsula.”-Mary Logue, author of the Claire Watkins mystery series “A mesmerizing mystery, bucolic setting, bodies dropping everywhere, plenty of prime suspects, and in Dave Cubiak, a man with a tragic past, the right guy to solve it.”-Charles Salzberg, author of Shamus Award–nominated Swann's Last Song and Devil in the Hole an intricate web of deceit and revenge.”-John Smolens, author of Cold and Quarantine

In a setting of stunning natural beauty and picturesque waterfront villages, Death Stalks Door County introduces a new detective series, “The Dave Cubiak Door County Mysteries.”įinalist, Traditional Fiction 2014 Book of the Year Award, Chicago Writers Association Befriended by several locals but unsure whom to trust or to suspect of murder, the one-time cop tracks a clever killer.

In a desperate search for clues, Cubiak uncovers a tangled web of greed, betrayal, bitter rivalries, and lost love beneath the peninsula’s travel-brochure veneer. Grief-stricken and guilt-ridden over the loss of his wife and daughter, he’s had enough of death.įorced to confront the past, the morose Cubiak moves beyond his own heartache and starts investigating, even as a popular festival draws more people into possible danger. Murders, or bizarre accidents? Newly hired park ranger Dave Cubiak, a former Chicago homicide detective, assumes the worst but refuses to get involved. Six deaths mar the holiday mood as summer vacationers enjoy Wisconsin’s beautiful Door County peninsula.

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