The Logging Road: Book Two (DEAD END: A Clearwater Valley Thriller Series 2)

THE LOGGING ROAD
A DEAD END: A Clearwater Valley Thriller Series Novel

“Some roads are abandoned for a reason. Others were never meant to be found again.”

When an aging logger stumbles upon a rusted gate hidden deep inside Idaho’s Clearwater National Forest, he unknowingly uncovers the first clue to a decades-old mystery everyone believed had disappeared forever.

Sheriff Buck Chamberlain and his deputies follow the evidence to an abandoned logging road where the remains of a forgotten sawmill conceal far more than rotting timber. Buried beneath years of decay lies the truth behind a series of unsolved disappearances dating back to 1986. What begins as a cold case investigation quickly becomes a deadly race against a ruthless criminal organization determined to erase every remaining witness.

As bullets begin to fly through the towering pines and the investigation stretches across isolated mountains, forgotten logging camps, abandoned mines, and miles of backcountry roads, Buck’s team discovers that someone has been protecting these secrets for generations. Every clue uncovers another victim. Every answer reveals an even darker lie.

With communications failing, backup hours away, and danger waiting behind every bend in the road, the deputies must rely on experience, courage, and one another to survive long enough to expose the truth.

But in Clearwater Valley...
Some roads don’t lead home.
They lead to the dead.


Why You’ll Love This Book

• A gripping police procedural** featuring Sheriff Buck Chamberlain and a memorable team of rural law enforcement officers.
• A twisting cold case mystery** where every discovery uncovers another shocking secret from the past.
• Fast-paced suspense** filled with abandoned logging roads, hidden evidence, sniper attacks, wilderness survival, and relentless danger.
• Rich Idaho atmosphere** with towering forests, rugged mountains, remote backroads, and authentic small-town settings that become characters themselves.
• A standalone mystery** with a satisfying conclusion while expanding the larger mystery surrounding the powerful Silver Syndicate.
• Perfect for readers who enjoy** crime thrillers, mystery thrillers, detective fiction, police procedurals, wilderness suspense, rural noir, conspiracy thrillers, and small-town mysteries.