Blood River — Douglas Pratt

It always starts with a girl. She shows up asking Max to help her find her brother who has gone missing on the river. Now Max is lost on an isolated section of the Mississippi River called the Kentucky Bend, and he is being hunted by a small army. Get to know Max Sawyer. He's part Travis McGee, part Nick Charles with a wandering spirit like Jack Reacher. He is the latest crime-fighter with an unquenchable thirst for justice as well as an unquenchable thirst for bourbon.