Copper Mountain

When an Indigenous group plots a legal campaign against big mining for its environmental impacts and a shadowy organization tries to kill the lawyer behind it, Alex Desocarras must unravel the corruption in a race against lethal assassins.

"Full-throttle geo-political thriller." -Amazon Reviewer

Alex Desocarras was a detective sergeant with the Royal Canadian Mountain Police (RCMP) when a fellow officer fatally shot and killed a member of his Nation in front of him, but wasn't convicted. That young man's death-and the lack of justice-broke Alex. He left the force, moved to Vancouver with his wife, and started his own PI firm.

A year later, Alex is hired to find out who ordered the failed abduction and attempted murder of lawyers Max King and Rose Barlow. Max is Indigenous, his mother a Kaska Dene Band Chief. His girlfriend Rose's father is a sitting judge and less than thrilled with her choice of boyfriend... and downright furious to find Alex at the hospital where the couple is recovering.

Dealing with prejudice like the judge dishes out is all in a day's work for Alex. But whoever's behind the abductions decides Alex is a liability. When a truck nearly forces him over a highway guard rail to certain death in a canyon below, he realizes this case goes beyond his usual call of duty.

Alex recruits his ex-partner Eugene Munroe. Together they discover that whoever is behind the abductions has hired a private security firm to finish the job-and all bets are off. Now they must race against relentless assassins to find who's behind these attacks... before they both wind up dead.

"Action-packed, environmentally relevant, and morally invigorating... a must-read for those who like to see justice delivered." -Goodreads Reviewer

"...Explores the nuances of complex social and political issues." -Kirkus Reviews