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Teenage twin boys were hiking in a national forest and decided to climb a tree to observe some wild hogs feeding in the area. What they saw when they looked up in the tree triggered a major investigation into a most horrific crime. Janet McFarland was a successful homicide detective with a big city police force. Janet is now a deputy sheriff on a small force in Missouri. Steve Fielding, a West Point graduate, served six years as an investigator with the Army CID. He is now a special agent for criminal investigations with the U. S. Forestry Service. Both professionals were assigned to solve the atrocious murder discovered in the Mark Twain National Forest. The story unfolds into a mystery that involves a painstaking investigation, capture of criminals, and prosecution and sentencing of culprits. Along the way are exciting sub-plots, romance, and controversy. Intrigue, mystery, romance, and controversy combine to create a novel you won't want to put down. The reader will want to start the next exciting chapter to discover the outcome of the subject being pursued.

Patricia Henderson became a very talented pianist. She was taught by her maternal grandmother who was a concert pianist. Patricia also became rich since her paternal grandfather, who made it big in the Texas oil industry, endowed her with a generous trust when she turned 21. She became despondent after she was in a horrific automobile accident that left her a paraplegic. Then she met Rick.John Richard Ducheyene (pronounced du kane) and called Rick by all who knew him, was born and raised in a Central Texas farming community. He lost his parents at age 15 and was under the guardianship of an uncle who sat Rick up really well financially on his 21st birthday. Rick also took flying lessons his senior year in high school and obtained his pilot's license by the time he graduated. During his college years he studied the stock market and became a successful investor. One of his electives in college was a music appreciation class and he fell in love with classical music. He enjoyed live concerts and stage plays, especially musicals. It was at a classical music concert that he saw Patricia Henderson.Rick and Patricia met in a most unique way. From the time they first met they wanted to see more of each other and began dating. It is interesting how they overcame Patricia's handicap and amazing how they dealt with it. The novel describes their courtship, their ups and downs, and the thrilling sub-plots along the way, leading up to the dramatic climax of the story.

Ben Willis is now president and CEO of the company his grandfather initiated and his father/uncle nurtured into a large corporation. After Ben's aunt and uncle adopted Ben and his sister Linda when they were five and three years-old, respectively. They could have grown up as snobs and associated with only the upper class, but their aunt wouldn't hear of it. They were sent to public schools and grew up with children from all walks of life. Ben discovers the love of his life as does Linda, but along the way they both are met with roadblocks and drama that gets in the way of love.Will the siblings find happiness in the end or will it remain forever out of reach?