The Muskoka Murders

A worldwide pestilence has turned out to be the most peaceful time in Mickey Butts’s life. For the ex-detective, now True Crime writer, lockdown involves lazy mornings with his beautiful wife, lots of time to work on his next bestseller, and absolutely no mention whatsoever of his “one who got away”— the lone serial killer Mickey failed to catch who still haunts his hometown and his nightmares... But naturally, the peace doesn’t last. With the deadly blood vomiting virus making things look like the end of the world is near, the Muskoka Murderer has decided it’s time for a murdering finale. Mickey’s old friend, Captain Gupta of the Muskoka Police, calls to ask for his help as the bodies start piling up once again. Mickey heads back to Muskoka, where he teams up with old friends and new allies to put the Muskoka Murderer behind bars for good. But with government restrictions tightening, the meddling of a local cult leader interfering with the investigation, and the twisted mind games of the the Muskoka Murderer putting everyone into panic mode, can the team finally close this case? Preferably before Mickey’s world burns down around him?

A murder mystery set in Muskoka, maybe the most beautiful part of Canada, and it's a murder most foul. An intuitive detective is called in on a strange case of a woman found in a like, scratched and tattooed, covered with mosquito and insect bites. Can he use his new-found intuition to figure it out?

Detective Inspector Caitlin Murphy and her homicide unit are tasked with solving a shocking murder and ultimately unravel a web of intrigue involving poisoned reservations, government incompetence, and a long-buried murder.

Picture: Her body was found half in the water and half out, covered in what looked like paper cuts, as well as mosquito and blackfly bites, with bloodsuckers attached to her broken, bloody, skin, and there were strange swirling patterns scratched onto her, up and down her backbone and trunk, on the back and front of her body.The Great Muskoka Novel is a murder mystery set at the Muskoka Wharf, on Lake Muskoka, a hundred miles north of Toronto, Canada. It's a short novel in the tradition of A Hawkline Murder Mystery by Richard Brautigan.