Murder on Opening Day By Phil Lowe

Murder on Opening Day By Phil Lowe Kindle Edition Murder on Opening Day Lance Wright never expected to become district attorney for Madre County. It was nearly a sure thing that the rampant corruption in the California county would prevent the morally upright Lance from winning the election. In a shocking turn of events, Lance’s clean campaign wins the day. While Lance’s wife, Sandy, and sons, Brian and Gabe, are thrilled, Lance knows that this isn’t entirely good news. Lance attracts the everlasting ire of Sheriff Ben Rhodes, a man who rules Madre County with an iron fist and who has bribed or intimidated nearly every local official into going along with his schemes. On opening day of trout season, Lance takes seven year old Brian along on a fishing trip. The two accidentally witness one of Ben’s violent acts, and the villainous sheriff decides to shut both of them up for good! In this modern thriller, a classic battle for good and evil plays out in the mountainous California countryside. Greed, gold, and inspire dark decisions and brutal actions. When he was elected, Lance vowed to serve the people, but he may end up giving up his life for them in the battle for Madre County’s soul.

Lance Wright never expected to become district attorney for Madre County It was nearly a sure thing that the rampant corruption in the California county would prevent the morally upright Lance from winning the election In a shocking turn of events Lance s clean campaign wins the day While Lance s wife Sandy and sons Brian and Gabe are thrilled Lance knows that this isn t entirely good news Lance attracts the everlasting ire of Sheriff Ben Rhodes a man who rules Madre County with an iron fist and who has bribed or intimidated nearly every local official into going along with his schemes On opening day of trout season Lance takes seven year old Brian along on a fishing trip The two accidentally witness one of Ben s violent acts and the villainous sheriff decides to shut both of them up for good In this modern thriller a classic battle for good and evil plays out in the mountainous California countryside Greed gold and inspire dark decisions and brutal actions When he was elected Lance vowed to serve the people but he may end up giving up his life for them in the battle for Madre County s soul Murder on Opening DayI enjoyed this story the setting and characters It s a fairly quick read with short chapters and the plot keeps you wanting to read just one Set in an old gold mining town with a long history you re invited into a suspenseful battle between a crooked sheriff and the new DA whose aim is to protect his family while upholding goodness and justice in his town What s not to like Murder on Opening Day Enjoyable read Great first book I look forward to reading many This was a quick current day read with California s gold mining history woven throughout Murder on Opening Day