MOUNTAINS OF THE MISBEGOTTEN

The second book in Heywood's new historical mystery series

In the sequel to Red Jacket, Michigan game warden Lute Bapcat (a former member of the volunteer cavalry known as the Rough Riders) sets out to find a deputy warden who has disappeared from one of Michigan's most lawless places: Ontonagon County. Merely hours into his search, Bapcat is shot by unknown assailants. After a miraculous rescue and recovery aided by mysterious caretakers, Bapcat uncovers a plan by powerful locals to capture and sell bears to zoos around the country. Bapcat must use all of his skills to brave the Trap Hills and Porcupine Mountains to face the criminals at the old Nonesuch Mine.