Death Roe: A Woods Cop Mystery by Joseph Heywood
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Somehow, I missed this one when it first came out in 2009. I read the 2011 trade paperback version. Grady Service is a Conservation Officer (Woods Cop) based in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. In Death Roe, he is tipped to a conspiracy to add contraband salmon roe to Michigan roe by a state contractor. The contractor is responsible for harvesting salmon roe, returning some to the state, and uses the rest of it for commercial purposes. Grady steps on many toes trying to prove that the contractor and many state officials are corrupt.

In this "episode", Grady has been promoted to the detective division of the state DNR. He frequently wishes he could return to his regular policing duties arresting poachers. He is full of angst because of the death of his fiancee and son in the last book, and the impending birth of his grandchild. Grady is like Jane Rizzoli from the male perspective.

Had to get up in the middle of the night to finish it - couldn't wait.

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