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"A small coterie of retired cops jumps at the chance to solve the mystery of the neighbor's missing granddaughter. A thoroughly engaging and clever read where the senior sleuths encounter a network of dastardly characters involved in drugs and human trafficking. Two thumbs up!" -Sherry Hobbs, author of Bird of Passage and Mac-The Wind Beneath My Wings
Four retired detectives are living out their golden years on the same cul-de-sac in an idyllic planned community called Peace River Village in Sunland, Florida.¿¿
When the neighbor's seventeen-year-old granddaughter goes missing, the local police conclude she's a runaway and dead file the case. Dissatisfied with the official police response, the girl's grandmother is desperate to find her and seeks counsel from her detective friends.
Upon hearing of her plight, the cadre of retirees reach a different conclusion and decide to launch their own investigation. But they could never imagine the evil they would encounter or the danger they would confront.
Will the retirees' combined experience be enough to solve the mystery before the teen is sold into the lurid underground sex trafficking world?
Christopher Amato, who spent a career as a federal agent, is back with his latest thriller in Peace River Village. It's time to buckle up your seat belt and get ready for a wild ride that careens from tension to hilarity to horror!
About the author
As a child, Christopher Amato dreamed of working in law enforcement. He earned a degree with honors in Criminology from Florida State University and worked an entire career as a federal agent. Upon his retirement, he pursued another long-standing dream by turning his attention to writing. His first novel was the family saga, A Letter from Sicily, and was published in 2021. He followed up with Shadow Investigation, a police crime thriller published in 2023. His third book is the psychological crime thriller, Peace River Village.After living in Italy for years, Christopher and his wife returned stateside and currently reside in North Carolina. They are proud parents to three sons and grandparents to two intelligent, curious boys.
