Steve Whitman

Shaker Madison Steve Whitman

The fourth book in the Shaker Madison series immerses the detective in the midst of two grisly and compelling investigations. With his detective business a bit slow, Shake agrees to take on a mundane surveillance case on Henry Dorman a wealthy businessman that is suspected of cheating on his wife. Shake and his devoted canine partner, Barrett soon discover this case is far more complex than that when Dorman is murdered along with his mistress. With the killings, occurring directly under Madison's watchful eye the case suddenly takes a turn for the worse, which ultimately leads them in a direction that they never thought possible. In the meantime, Shake receives a frantic phone call from a long time friend, who owns a sporting camp in northern Maine. Lou Walsh a Master Maine Guide asks Shake to investigate the State of Maine's insistence of allowing an invasive fish into their local waters, which will harm their fishing and livelihood. Suspecting something dubious and explaining to Shake that the economy of the entire County is at stake, due to the State's illogical plan of allowing the alewife into the St. Croix River, Walsh pleads with the detective, hoping he will take the case. From there on, Shake soon discovers that the alewife case might be more complicated than the Dorman investigation as they discover political corruption and intrigue at every turn. Based partially on a true story, "Murder on the St. Croix" is filled with shocking twists and surprises along with non-stop action, keeping the reader glued to his seat as he is taken on a wild ride into a world of corruption, greed and murder in the northern woods of Maine.