Dead Drift

Written by S.W. Hubbard

Narrated by Danny Campbell

Short mysteries. Big twists.

The beauty of the Adirondack Mountains offers no protection from evil.

Join small-town Police Chief Frank Bennett as he investigates three puzzling crimes in idyllic Trout Run, New York. In the Christmas mystery "Chainsaw Nativity," Frank's relentless pursuit of the thief who stole the Joseph statue from the town's Nativity scene brings him up against the limits of compassion. In "Losers Weepers," a locket that's lost, found, and stolen holds the secret to past betrayals. And in "Coyote Justice" Frank's simmering attraction to Penny the librarian threatens to divert him from the path of justice. These three mystery short stories explore twisting Adirondack mountain trails just as surely as the dangerous terrain of the human heart.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Tantor Media, Inc
• Release date: Mar 19, 2019
• ISBN: 9781977338921

S.W. Hubbard

S.W. Hubbard, an avid hiker and canoeist, has spent many happy hours exploring the High Peaks area of the Adirondacks, where her family built a vacation home on the banks of the West Branch of the Ausable River. She has worked for more than twenty years as a marketing promotions writer and lives in Morristown, New Jersey, with her husband, two children, and cat. Take the Bait, her debut mystery featuring Police Detective Frank Bennett, was published by Pocket Books.

Reviews for Dead Drift

[vesper1931 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Three short stories about crime in Trout Run all to be investigated by Chied of Police Frank Bennett. I think Coyote Justice was my favourite.
Three good well-written enjoyable stories

[jfe16 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Review of eBookTrout Run, New York has seen an influx of visitors ever since they’d erected Bucky Rheinholz’s chainsaw Nativity on the town green. And when Joseph disappears from the Nativity scene, police chief Frank Bennett is determined to track down the culprit. But what he discovers is nothing like what he thought had happened to the wooden statue.Ardyth Munger arrives early for the annual Trout Run Municipal Park Clean-Up Day and finds herself assigned to clean the toddler playground. There she finds a gold locket and police chief Frank Bennett sets out to find the owner. But when the locket goes missing from the locked drawer where he’d placed it for safety, Frank finds himself wondering about those closest to him. And when he tracks down the story behind the lost locket, it’s nothing like any of them had expected. A shot meant for a thieving coyote may have struck Rebecca Moran, a not-from-around-here member of a family only recently making a permanent move into their vacation home. Vonn McGrath, the elderly shooter, is devastated. As police chief Frank Bennett investigates, he learns that the Moran family is keeping secrets . . . and the shooting may not be an accident at all. Three Frank Bennett stories, “Chainsaw Nativity,” “Losers Weepers,” and “Coyote Justice” are contained in this book. [An excerpt from the first book in the Frank Bennett series, “False Cast,” is also included.] Each of the stories gives readers a glimpse of the Trout Run setting as they establish a strong sense of place; there’s a thread of familiar characters running through each story and readers meet several of the people living in this small Adirondack Mountain town. Each has an unexpected twist and, by the end of the story, Frank has found the solution for each mystery.This is a quick, but enjoyable, read and a strong introduction to the author’s series. Readers who enjoy small-town tales of intriguing mysteries will find much to appreciate here.Highly recommended.