Description

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On a bracing autumn day in Door County, a prominent philanthropist disappears. Is the elderly Gerald Sneider—known as "Mr. Packer" for his legendary support of Green Bay football—suffering from dementia or just avoiding his greedy son? Is there a connection to threats against the National Football League? As tourists flood the peninsula for the fall colors, Sheriff Dave Cubiak's search for Sneider is stymied by the FBI. When human bones wash up on the Lake Michigan shore, the sheriff has more to worry about than a missing man.

About the Author

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Patricia Skalka is the author of Death Stalks Door County, Death at Gills Rock, and Death Rides the Ferry, the fourth book in the Dave Cubiak Door County Mystery series. She is president of the Chicagoland chapter of Sisters in Crime and divides her time between Chicago and Door County, Wisconsin. A former staff writer at Reader's Digest, she presents writing workshops throughout the United States.

Praise For…

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"Skalka blends the starkness of a shocking murder with the stunning beauty of Door County." —Chicago Tribune

"A haunting depiction of heartbreaking crime." —Sara Paretsky author of Fallout

"A great read and wonderful dialogue [that is] so natural and smart." —Wisconsin Public Radio

"Sheriff Dave Cubiak is the kind of decent protagonist too seldom seen in modern mystery novels, a hero well worth rooting for. Another fine novel in a series that is sure to satisfy even the most demanding reader." —William Kent Krueger author of Sulfur Springs

"Skalka has created magic with this excellent police procedural. She confronts Sheriff Dave Cubiak with a kidnapping, snakes, and even a bag of nearly drowned kittens, deftly brought together in crisp, evocative prose. A great read!" —Libby Fischer Hellman, author of Jump Cut