{"product_id":"force-of-blood-a-woods-cop-mystery-paperback-2","title":"Force of Blood: A Woods Cop Mystery - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJoseph Heywood\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJoseph Heywood\u003c\/b\u003e (Afterword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLate spring, 2007. Michigan in economic freefall, state budgets being slashed, politics reduced to nastiness, state jobs being erased, and personnel furloughed without pay. Grady Service, detective for the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) in the Upper Peninsula, \u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003ewatches as his colleagues leave the department one by one. Upon being asked by an old friend to look into unspecified problems his son is facing on the shores of Lake Superior, Service has no idea how complicated his life is about to become. All he knows is that the situation involves something his friend calls \"bleeding sand\"--and that his new partner, Conservation Officer Donna \"Jingo\" Sedge, is the oddest young officer he's ever met.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe story moves at breakneck speed as Service, nearing three decades as a Woods Cop, finds that expectations seem to be changing on all fronts, personal and professional, and he is not certain he can live up to them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the eighth Woods Cop Mystery, Grady Service, detective for Michigan Upper Peninsula's DNR, investigates a case on the shores of Lake Superior involving bleeding sand, a centuries-old mystery surrounding a Native American archaeological site, and a devastating forest fire.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoseph Heywood\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Snowfly\u003c\/i\u003e (Lyons), \u003ci\u003eCovered Waters\u003c\/i\u003e (Lyons), \u003ci\u003eThe Berkut, Taxi Dancer, The Domino Conspiracy--\u003c\/i\u003eand the eight novels comprising the Woods Cop Mystery Series. Featuring Grady Service, a detective in the Upper Peninsula for Michigan's Department of Natural Resources, this series has earned its author cult status among lovers of the outdoors, law enforcement officials, and mystery devotees. Heywood lives in Portage, Michigan. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor more on Joseph Heywood and the Woods Cop Mysteries, visit the author's web site at www.josephheywood.com.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 376\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 01, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47483154333917,"sku":"9781493050055","price":23.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/fekQlLbrWD9781493050055.webp?v=1784123617","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/force-of-blood-a-woods-cop-mystery-paperback-2","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}