Chasing a Blond Moon: A Woods Cop Mystery

By Joseph Heywood

Book Overview

Strange things are happening to the black bears of the Upper Peninsula. Grady Service is stumped until a Korean-born professor is murdered by cyanide-laced figs that contain two freeze-dried bear gall bladders. Sexy and suspenseful, Chasing a Blond Moon also introduces a new twist in Grady's personal life: he meets a son he never knew he had.

Once again, Grady Service, the hard-boiled conservation officer of this superb series set in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, has a weird case on his hands. Strange things are happening to the black bear population. Grady Service can't pin the phenomenon on anyone or anything until a Korean-born professor from Michigan Tech is murdered by cyanide-laced figs--and two freeze-dried bear gall bladders are found among the figs. Service is certain that poachers are at work, killing bears to fuel the Asian market for traditional medicines. The animal-parts market is highly organized, and its practitioners are ruthless and dangerous. Grady's nemesis, Michigan's governor, has cut budgets so severely that there are not enough conservation officers to cover the state. Service finds himself filling in for colleagues, chasing illusive poachers who leave little evidence, and wrestling with the usual cast of eccentric and entertaining characters. And there is a new twist in Grady's personal life: he meets a sixteen-year-old son he never knew he had.

Sexy, suspenseful, and full of action, perfect dialogue, and unforgettable characters, Chasing a Blond Moon confirms Heywood as one of the finest of his day.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1493059157
• ISBN13: 9781493059157
• Release Date: December 2022
• Publisher: Lyons Press
• Length: 488 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 4.2" x 7.1"

Customer Reviews

U.P. at its best

Any of the Woods Cop mysteries is a winner. I love Grady. The book is written so you feel you are riding shot-gun with the people. Heywood has a winner on his hands!

keeps up with Michigan's UP adventures

I have just finished reading this novel (and now need to start getting some work done!) and throughly enjoyed it. Re: some of the other reviews, remember this book is written by a man, and I believe it portrays his "ideal woman". There are not too many characters, just the opposite, it is very interesting how all tie together. I know the MI DNR does an excellent job, especially with the (under)staff they have; this book puts a good light on the men and women of the DNR who protect all the resources of the US. I've already pre-ordered the next book and neighbors are in line to read the ones I'm finished with. Sad to say I initially did not order this book because of the negative reviews, but let loose with some change and am glad I did!

Chasing A Blond Moon

Joseph takes you through the U.P. on the wildest trip yet, his writing gets you into the book on page one. Reading the first two books in the woods cop series helps you to fall back into the pace of these cops and what Hell they go through to get the job done. Grady is doing what is in his heart. Not always by "the book" his love for the U.P. of Michigan and the wild life that needs a good hearted guy watching over them and protecting them from the not so nice guys. Great read thanks Joseph for another wonderful book.