Deep Down

by David M. Salkin

Noah Barnes grew up watching his hero, big brother Zeke, develop into an up-and-coming championship Heavyweight boxer. A tragic head injury leaves Zeke mentally impaired, and the “big brother” becomes the little brother, forcing Noah to resign from the police department so he can take care of Zeke. Noah opens a Detective Agency, and his gentle giant brother tags along as a show of force when necessary. It’s only Zeke’s mirrored sunglasses, hiding his gentle,smiling eyes, that keep people from knowing the giant is far from violent.Bored with matrimonial and insurance cases, Noah longs for the day when a “real case” will come along and offer a challenge to his old police detective skills. His day comes when Dr. Anne Lynch, a beautiful veterinarian who owns an organic dairy farm in rural Pennsylvania calls him for help. Noah and Zeke drive out to Anne’s farm, where Zeke is instantly smitten with Anne’s dog Cody and the rest of her animals. Noah finds himself smitten as well—but not with the farm animals. Anne is a widow, and a smart, witty woman who captivates Noah from their first meeting.Anne explains how Globalvision Energy has purchased the farm next door and has been fracking and deep-well drilling for natural gas. As a result of their drilling, she believes her animals are getting sick and dying. Her healthy herd of Holsteins is reduced to a quarantined pack of worthless beef, and no one will help her. The DEP, the local Ag Board and her government ignore her tissue samples and medical opinions. “Fracing is legal”, and she’s just out of luck. Desperate to save her farm, she hires Noah to help prove the culpability of the drillers next door, but as Noah looks into the case, he finds much more than he bargained for.With billions of dollars at stake, this could be the case that gets Noah killed...

308 pages, Kindle Edition

First published July 20, 2013

About the author

David M. Salkin is a graduate of Rutgers University with a degree in English Literature and Communication. He’s been writing for as long as he can remember. Whether it was short stories, articles for trade publications, or novels, David has always been armed with a pen. With over a dozen novels published in several genres, his work speaks to a wide audience.
Dave lives in NJ where he served on the governing body of his home town for 25 years, (Mayor, Deputy Mayor, Township Committeeman and Police Commissioner, as well as liaison to various Boards and Commissions.) He was inducted into the NJ Elected Officials Hall of Fame in 2019.
David is a founding member of the Veterans Community Alliance—Freehold Township Day Committee, which has given over $200,000 to veterans in need of assistance over the last 15+ years. He’s also an Associate Member of the Philip A. Reynolds Detachment of the United States Marine Corps League.
A bit of a Renaissance Man, Dave is a Master Diver, Chef, Oenophile, and traveler. In a perfect world, he’d go diving, catch dinner, and then prepare it for family and friends pared with a great bottle of wine in some exotic location. Dave’s motto, “Live every day like you think it’s your last, because one day, you’ll be right.”

Reviews

[Sue Parker · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is an awesome book! Noah is taking care of Zeke after he had a brain injury which leaves him unable to watch out for himself. Noah is now a PI because he left the force to take care of Zeke. Zeke isn't the main character in the story but you can't help but love him and his gentle giant ways. Anne contacted Noah as a last resort because her dairy cows were dying and she knew it was from the mining operation that was near her farm. She enlists Noah's help to discover the truth behind her dying animals. This story kept me turning pages all day. I couldn't put it down till it was finished. Thank you Diamond Dave for yet another great story!

[Rebecca McClain · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent

I am enjoying everything by this author that I can get my hands on! And staying up way too late to finish them.

[Helen · Rating 3 out of 5]

Mr. Salkin writes a good story but because this is the second novel of his that I have read I have come to the unfortunate conclusion that he either is too cheap or doesn't care to hire a decent editor. The grammatical errors are a detraction to a plot that keeps you interested. For this reason alone I won't be wasting any more time or money on Salkin material that pays such little respect to the reader.

[Robert A Gore · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very entertaining

I enjoyed this book the ex cop his brother a pretty diary farmer along with dogs too taking on big-time natural gas drillers to save the farm .