Crime in the Woods

Rage in the Woods

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Tentative release date on Amazon /Kindle is mid-January, 2021.

Unaware that she wouldn’t be returning home the same way or the same day, Lisa Rinaldi, a pre-teen girl, is riding her bike to a country store in the Adirondacks. Two hundred miles to the west, a parolee botches an abduction of a woman, and decides to drive east to “get out of Dodge”.  All Lisa’s mom knows,when she goes to look for her daughter, is the sudden, gut-wrenching horror that tears into her when she finds her daughter’s bike dumped in the edge of the woods.

A breathless, panicked 911 call sets off a massive police effort that yields few clues and continues through the night.  The suspense is shattered when the pre-dawn reveals the girl twenty miles from where the bike had been found.  One look at Lisa’s eyes is enough to know that she has endured terrible abuse, but she can tell them nothing, due to traumatic amnesia.  The police shift their focus to what happened to her, where did it happen, and who did these things.

Assistant DA Peter Drake, who has been closely following the investigation, works to support his law enforcement comrades to slowly unravel mystery after mystery, as they support young Lisa who is trying to answer her own questions.  A slight break in her memory’s fog gives the cops the lead they need to zero in on a suspect.  The revelation also gives Lisa hope that she might retrieve enough of her memory and, somehow, take back some of her childhood. 

But how does Peter Drake prosecute and prove that their target kidnapped, assaulted, raped, and attempted to murder this little girl, with no victim identification, no confession, no DNA, and no fingerprints?

“Rage in the Woods” is a work of fiction grounded in the experiences of the author, a long-time prosecutor, and is in the tradition of Patricia Cornwell, Tess Gerritsen, and Linda Fairstein.

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Carrie
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Criminal mind and how it works. An insightful look into the twisted mind of a guy who cares for no one. He acts on his desires and impulses and thinks he is smarter than anyone. Recommended to any who want to know what really happens when the vulnerable are targeted.
TJ
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An Excellent read. Couldn't put it down. Nick Mayfield is a real piece of work. An ex-con without a moral compass. He is cunning, shrewd, and knows the system. This knowledge and his unrestrained desires focus on a thirteen year old girl vacationing in the Adirondacks. When he’s done he leaves her for dead. The girl survives and turns up suffering from amnesia. As the investigation ensues, enough evidence is gathered to snare Mayfield and he is arrested. His arraignment lands him in jail where he is held for trial...
JB
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Great Read! This is a story that captures your attention and keeps it to the end. A story about the dedication of professionals who investigate and prosecute crime, but more importantly about the incredible strength and perseverance of a young victim.
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