As tourists play during an idyllic summer in northern Minnesota, they have no idea what's unfolding beneath the star-drenched sky at night.But things turn explosive when a top politician's daughter turns up dead on the banks of the Mississippi River. Tony Leach, a game warden for the state Department of Natural Resources, begins working a case and quickly finds higher-ups within his own agency will stop at nothing to sideline him, even as the body count rises.As the situation intensifies and a sordid portrait emerges, Leach finds loyalties crushed under the weight of money, power and sex. He finds it nearly impossible to get a handle on constantly shifting alliances, but if he fails to do so, Leach knows he’s as good as dead. "An entertaining follow-up to Two Shots. The Leach character is great - sharp-witted but not over the top like some other action books." -Aaron D. Hasler "I have read books 1&2. Enjoyed boththoroughly. Albert is a super writer with intriguing story lines. Wouldrecommend to anyone." - John Applewhite "I like Albert's Tony Leach (Game Warden) books. Tony is complicated and believable." - Nancy Senn "Good characters and pacing and a quirkily different setting for a well-rounded murder mystery." - Mandy Walkden-Brown Joe Albert is the author of the Tony Leach series of crime novels, which includes OUT OF THE DARK, THE RIVER and TWO SHOTS. The books take place in northern Minnesota and feature Leach, a game warden for the state Department of Natural Resources. An award-winning journalist, Joe was an outdoor writer for more than a decade before going to work in law enforcement communications. He graduated from Concordia College in Moorhead, Minn., and lives in Alexandria, Minn., with his wife and two children.