R. J. McMillen Libros

Amid the beautiful islands and inlets of the Broughton Archipelago, off the west coast of Canada, four men are unaccounted for and 'lone wolf' detective, Dan Connor is determined to find them. But with two of them members of a reclusive native community, that's not going to be easy. Once again Connor will need the help of the man he arrested and put in jail more than twelve years ago, but Walker is also proving hard to find and Connor's search is going to stir up some long-buried memories for both of them. "Authentic characters, terrific dialogue . . . Highly recommended for mystery buffs . . . " CAROLINE WOODWARD, author of Light Years.

A woman is missing on Nootka Island, a densely wooded and remote region on the Pacific Northwest coast, and retired cop Dan Connor is pulled into the search to find her. At first, a large pool of blood and a vandalized totem pole are the only clues Dan has to go on. When he unexpectedly sees Walker paddling up to shore, Dan learns that his Indigenous friend has ties to the community, and recruits him to help. Walker's tracking skills point the search in the right direction, but when a boy's lifeless body is found, Dan and Walker realize that something more menacing is happening, and the two men, each from a very different culture, combine their skills and resources to launch a manhunt for a kidnapper and a killer. An entralling and suspenseful thriller, Black Tide Rising will have you obsessively turning pages until its exhilarating conclusion.

His boss calls him a 'lone wolf' but detective Dan Connor doesn't always work alone. When he is called upon to visit one of the remote islands off the Pacific Northwest, he calls upon Walker, an indigenous man he put behind bars more than eight years ago, to help him solve a mystery. As a life hangs in the balance, and others are threatened, the knowledge and skills of these two men from very different cultures prove to be the perfect mix. With an eclectic cast of characters and a riveting plot, Dark Moon Walking is a fast-paced, suspenseful thriller that will keep you turning the pages until its explosive conclusion.

"Jimmie Alfred is learning to dance his family's traditional regalia in his village in the Pacific northwest. Ngarra Nuugurra is the guardian of sacred tjuringas on a remote island off the coast of northern Australia. When both are murdered, RCMP detective Dan Connor is sent to investigate, but there have been no sightings of strangers in these tightly knit communities, only reports of mysterious spirit beings. Connor lives in a world of cold, hard facts. It's his friend, Walker, who is familiar with the world of spirits, but this time Walker can't help. With the death count rising, and the woman he loves threatened, can Connor rely on his own instincts to sort fact from fable?" -- page 4 of cover