The Case of the One Eared Wolf — Anthony Celano

The Sergeant Markie saga continues. In the early 1970's Jasper and Chris, twin brothers, enter the National Guard to avoid the draft and the perils of Vietnam. Upon their return from active duty the brothers, both organized crime associates, resume their lawbreaking ways. During an obligatory weekend drill they find themselves at odds with an abusive sergeant at the armory. The brothers remedy this conflict by murdering the sergeant. They hide the body behind a deteriorating bricked up passageway within the confines of the Deep Six, a spooky, rarely visited, sub basement in the Park Slope armory. The victim's sudden disappearance causes people to assume that he ran off to escape an unhappy home life. Interest in the missing person case is resurrected over thirty years later when an informant provides information that suggests foul play. By now the mob associates are wildly prosperous thanks to a number of business ventures, one of which involves cocaine trafficking with their mentor, a notorious organized crime figure. As a way to solve the case Markie puts into motion an undercover initiative that leads to the infiltration of a drug enterprise that operates in New York and Las Vegas. Markie comes to learn the significance behind an unusual wolf-head ring as he begins to unravel the armory mystery. Aside from his investigative challenges, Markie finds himself conflicted in his personal relationships with the women in his life. Further complicating matters is the roguish Fishnet Milligan, a recovering former detective who is in the process of plotting shady dealings of his own. The Case of the One Eared Wolf involves a series of twists and turns that often blurs the distinction between the good guys and the bad guys. Buckle up and go along for the ride with Detective Sergeant Al Markie and Detective Oliver Von Hess on their latest adventure in the Sergeant Markie Mystery series.