Mayhem, murder, and mystery enhance and thwart Detective Second Class Adolph Anderson's ability to earn a coveted gold shield. An absorbing, fast-paced, satisfying major mystery surrounds a skeleton discovered by Adolph's supervisor and Bridgetown's Chief of Police. Author Donan Berg, creator of multiple five-star novels within his Skeleton Series Mystery, spins an addictive tale of secrets, heroic acts, gullibility, and cruelty with an elaborate web of unsuspected turns sprung with gusto. Adolph is joined by an array of memorable characters including Luann, a partner forced on him by The...

Weary and determined to conquer the demons that haunt him, Jake parks his big rig in Paradise, a Midwest United States town he thinks peaceful. He finds acceptance in a five-person acting troupe and Saturday night ballroom dances. Police find a dead body in his truck trailer. Jake's inquisitiveness uncovers a skeleton before the police has an answer to the first death. Three women new to his life add restlessness never before present. Jake's spouse and driving partner, Athena, had died of cancer. Could he love another? Would it matter if he is jailed first or killed?