August, 1970 Three bodies are recovered in the Niagara River below the Falls by Canadian Authorities. Possibly murdered. They were young American men who had low draft lottery numbers. They may have been dodging military service by emigrating to Canada. Two hundred a month did the same, rather than serving in Vietnam. Detective Tom Baldwin and Officer Samantha Simpson are charged with finding the link between the three and ending the killing spree. But they have to maneuver carefully around an ambivalent FBI, the local mafia, super-patriots in a veterans group, a vengeful parent, and a radical antiwar faction, all with their own agenda. This is Larry Elin’s second crime novel featuring Tom Baldwin, James Plishka and Sam Simpson of the Lackawanna, NY, Police Department. The Cinder Drop received critical acclaim from Kirkus Reviews and five- star ratings from readers. The Falls is right on par. The author spent 24 years in the entertainment industry and 20 more teaching writing and film production at Syracuse University.