Murder is Personal - A Jake Powell Mystery

By B.J. Condike

Jake Powell came to Rattlesnake Bend to disappear.

The dying North Texas lake town was the perfect place to outrun his past: no questions, no connections, no reminders of the life he left behind in Massachusetts. He kept his head down, worked for a local woodworker, drank beer at the Cock 'N' Bull, and tried not to think about April Hunter-the woman he abandoned without explanation years ago.

Then April shows up in town wearing a yellow rain coat.

Twelve hours later, she's dead.

With the sheriff convinced he's guilty, Jake starts digging for answers on his own. What begins as a murder investigation spirals into a maze of family secrets, corporate corruption, anonymous threats, and lies buried for decades. The deeper Jake digs, the closer he gets to exposing his own dark secret - plus one more that could destroy him.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0HHR17WSZ
• ISBN13: 9798996292127
• Release Date: September 2026
• Publisher: Big Pine Press
• Length: 374 Pages
• Weight: 1.48 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.0"