The Gator Hunter

by Trisha O'Keefe

Overview

Grover Moss is bored. A former big-city detective, he misses the mind-numbing parade of bums, drug dealers, prostitutes, murderers, and violence only big cities can provide. He has followed the beautiful but capricious Chantal West to her home town buried deep in the thickets and swamps of South Georgia where he feels buried as well—until he discovers a reclusive wraith of a man who says he's murdered his father and buried his body under the floor of the mill, that is. As the Julia Springs Police Chief, Moss is intrigued enough to follow up on the story. But as he digs for the truth, he gets a bagful of shocks and discovers corruption on a massive scale...

Product Details

BN ID:	2940161214480
Publisher:	Black Opal Books
Publication date:	12/15/2018
Series:	Julia Springs, Georgia, Mysteries , #3
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	423 KB

About the Author

Even as a child, Trisha O’Keefe was impressed by the inherent power of alternative medicines. Indigenous healing practices are an ongoing theme in her novels. As a native Southerner, O’Keefe claims to have “a lot of red dirt” flowing in her veins. Growing up, she spent summers on her uncle’s farm in South Georgia, “mainly getting into trouble.” That trend has continued throughout her life. After traveling abroad for fourteen years, running into revolutions or governmental coups nearly everywhere she went—even Britain was in the midst of a labor strike when she moved there—she returned to the States. She is the daughter of Jimmy Jones, a well-known journalist for the Atlanta Constitution under Editor Ralph Magill. One of her earliest memories was the sound of a typewriter rattling away in the middle of the night. You would think that would have cured her from ever putting two words together, let alone a book. Still, at age 6, she co-wrote Spot, The Dog with her sister, followed a long time later by Hanahatchee, Poseidon’s Eye, and Lovesong of the Chinaberry Man. Two more novels, The Magi’s Well, and The Mama Tree were published in 2016. “I guess some things you can’t cure,” O’Keefe says. “You just have to go where they take you.”

Editorial Reviews

As with all of O'Keefe's books, this one is filled with marvelous characters, plenty of suspense, and numerous surprises. A really great read.

https://www.blackopalbooks.com - Taylor Jones

Well written, fast paced, and intriguing, The Gator Hunter combines superb character development with suspense, mystery, and a chilling look at organized crime. You won't be able to put it down.

https://www.blackopalbooks.com - Regan Murphy