THE GRAND Chicago cop Dean Wister takes a forced vacation when he is on the brink of a breakdown after the death of his wife. During his summer solstice in Jackson Hole, where he met her years before, he is called in by local police to consult when a notorious Chicago mobster is found dead in the Snake River. What has drawn the hitman west to murder a popular local citizen and pollute the pristine mountain enclave of the rich and famousis it love, sex, money, or power? Or is it somehow related to the Presidential campaign of Wyoming's favorite son? Dean's investigation threatens to uncover the secrets of a group of memorable suspects, ranging from rich tycoons to modern day cowboys, with political consequences reaching far beyond the small resort town. As Dean follows the leads in the case from Jackson Hole to Chicago to Washington D.C., he also struggles to cope with the personal loss that threatens his mental stability, as the nocturnal visits from his deceased wife suppress his will to let her go and make him question his purpose in life. The climactic scenes contain reveals the reader will never see coming. A funny, romantic, sexy, roller coaster thriller!

The tranquility of the stunning Teton mountain landscape and the resort town of Jackson Hole, a favorite of billionaires and movie stars, is rocked by the murder of a popular citizen and the discovery of a Chicago hitman dead in the Snake River. While on R&R after the tragic death of his wife, Chicago cop and FBI Task Force Agent Dean Wister is a reluctant participant in the investigation that at each step reveals more and more levels of corruption. There's no shortage of suspects: cowboys, real estate moguls, mobsters, and a twist that threatens to bring down the Presidential candidacy of the Wyoming Senator. All the while, Dean copes with his personal loss, as the nocturnal visits from his deceased wife threaten his mental stability and make him question his purpose in life. Mountains, mobsters, and mayhem in this rollercoaster thriller!