Bad Optics
Bad Optics by Joseph Heywood, published by Globe Pequot Publishing on April 1, 2018, is a 312-page work of fiction that delves into the mystery and detective genre. In this eleventh installment of the Woods Cop Mystery series, Conservation Officer Grady Service finds himself on unpaid suspension but remains determined to patrol the Mosquito Wilderness. As he grapples with his complicated past and the implications of his partnership with lifelong poacher Limpy Allerdyce, Service uncovers a web of political intrigue that threatens the very wilderness he is sworn to protect.
Readers will follow Grady Service as he navigates his off-duty status while sensing deeper issues at play in the Mosquito. The narrative unfolds with tension reminiscent of a poker game, where deception and strategy are key. With the help of Allerdyce and fellow game warden Luticious Treebone, Service begins to piece together clues that suggest someone is attempting to commercialize the wilderness illegally. This edition invites readers into a world where the stakes are high, and the fight to preserve the environment becomes a personal mission for Service.
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In the eleventh Woods Cop Mystery, Conservation Officer Grady Service is on unpaid suspension until spring, but—stubborn as ever—continues to patrol the Mosquito Wilderness, along with his complicated past. Service is off-duty through July 4 following a season in which Service and his unofficial partner (lifelong poacher Limpy Allerdyce) cleaned up on deer-law violators and poachers, closing more big cases in two weeks than most officers solve in their careers. His reward? He is summoned to Lansing, told he is on unpaid suspension, his badge, firearms, and truck taken. The rationale for the action is fuzzy, a questioning of his using a lifelong lawbreaker as partner. For the first time, Service has no duties and feels like he has been beached unfairly. But voluntarily on patrol, he begins to sense political shenanigans
–an old foe lurking somewhere in the shadows. He could retire, but decides to fight, and enlists help from Allerdyce and fellow game warden and Vietnam Veteran Luticious Treebone. Clues accumulate: It seems someone wants to illegally commercialize the Mosquito. Grady realizes if he doesn’t stop it, the wilderness will be destroyed. The tight story unfolds like a poker game, with one side bluffing and raising, while the other side keeps calling and keeping the game on until there is a final showdown.
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