Deadly Mixture

by Dean L. Hovey

In the 8th book of the Pine County series, Ted Palmquist’s mother finds him in a pool of blood on the bathroom floor and calls an ambulance. Violently ill after a night with his high school friends, Ted’s incoherent rants in the ER mention Tammi, who’s been missing for six months. As the Pine County deputies investigate his mysterious illness, they encounter a group of teen misfits whose dysfunctional families are oblivious to their truancy and illegal activities.Deputy Charlene (CJ) Jensen, takes over the investigation when Sergeant Floyd Swenson, unexpectedly steps aside to deal with personal issues. Still struggling with the recent death of her husband, CJ is sucked into the world of runaways, bullying, and the unknown cause of Ted’s illness. Deputy Pam Ryan, back from maternity leave and restricted to the office, is unable to stay at her desk when the investigation heats up.Editorial Reviews“Mr. Hovey once more gives you a close visit to small town Minnesota. Sheriff Floyd and Deputy Pam are a joy. The characters once more pop off the page, and the mystery keeps you guessing to the end." - Greg Peterson

430 pages, Kindle Edition

Published August 1, 2021

About the author

Dean is the best-selling author of more than thirty books in three series including the award winning "Family Trees."
His Pine County series are set in rural Pine County Minnesota and are hard-boiled thrillers featuring the Pine County Sheriff's Department.
His Doug Fletcher series are set in National Parks and Monuments. Fletcher is a retired St. Paul police detective who's drafted by the Park Service to investigate a number of murders, suspicious deaths, toxic waste dumping and other crimes. This series is also somewhat hard-boiled, but include a touch of romance and humor as Doug sorts out his relationship with his former boss, Jill Rickowski.
The Whistling Pine series are cozies set in Two Harbors Minnesota. The protagonist is the recreation director of the Whistling Pines retirement community and he deals with the day-to-day issues of his senior citizens and is reluctantly dragged into the investigations of local murders.

Reviews

[Linda Johnson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Deadly Mixture

Another wonderful mystery by Dean Given!




Another wonderful mystery by Dean Hovey! My only problem was that I got so involved with the story that I lost sleep from staying awake reading. The characters are so well developed that you want to know what's going to happen to them.

[Kathy S Walsh-Brady · Rating 5 out of 5]

Deadly Mixture

Dean, you out did yourself with this newest book. Very intriguing & suspenseful & history lessons. Thanks, ready for another one!!!