A body falls from the sky. A sheriff with nothing left to lose. A conspiracy that will shake Southern Oregon to its core.
The Good Sheriff
A Pacific Northwest Mystery Thriller – Book 1
Sheriff Maxwell Wilcox came to Southern Oregon's Rogue Valley to escape his grief. After losing his wife to cancer, he accepted a temporary position in a quiet mountain town, hoping the rugged beauty of the Pacific Northwest would help him heal.
Then a body literally falls from the sky.
An eyewitness swears they saw it happen. The medical examiner, Dr. Heather Stone, can't explain the injuries. And as Wilcox investigates, more bizarre incidents follow—each one stranger and more violent than the last.
What began as a refuge from his past becomes a fight for survival. Because someone is targeting the Rogue Valley, and the conspiracy behind the attacks runs deeper than Wilcox could have imagined. Fueled by greed, malice, and secrets buried for decades, the threat won't stop until the valley is destroyed.
To protect his new home and the woman who's become his closest ally, Wilcox must confront not only a ruthless enemy—but the haunting memories he thought he'd left behind.
Perfect for fans of:
- Small-town sheriff mysteries with conspiracies
- Pacific Northwest crime fiction and mountain suspense
- Widower detective starting over
- Southern Oregon settings and Rogue Valley drama
- Character-driven thrillers with emotional depth
- Jane Harper's The Dry and The Lost Man
- Gillian Flynn's Dark Places
- C.J. Box's Joe Pickett series
A gripping mystery that blends suspense, grief, and redemption in the heart of Oregon's wilderness.
"A body from the sky is just the beginning. The real mystery is who's next."
Can't get enough of Sheriff Wilcox?
The hunt continues in Breadcrumbs to Death (Book 2), coming Summer 2026. When a vacationer is found dead with two bullet holes in his chest at a remote mountain lake in the Oregon Outback, the evidence points to an impossible conclusion: two shooters working together. As Wilcox follows a trail of clues deeper into the wilderness, he realizes the killers are leaving breadcrumbs—leading him straight into their trap. Two shooters. One victim. Zero margin for error.
Start the series today and join Sheriff Wilcox as he battles conspiracies, confronts his past, and protects the wilderness he's come to call home.
The Good Sheriff began to take shape one spring afternoon on a visit to the covered bridge in Wimer, Oregon. After snapping a few photos, I set out on a scenic drive to Eagle Point, winding along a narrow mountain road. I came across a woman from Southern California, stranded in her car after an unexpected snowstorm. I spent the next hour helping free her vehicle, and the encounter got me thinking about the vulnerability of people in the rugged, remote Pacific Northwest areas. Small towns have their secrets, and in wild places like these, strange events can unfold without a soul knowing. With this backdrop in mind, Sheriff Maxwell Wilcox emerged-a man who, alongside some unforgettable characters, confronts unusual threats and finds himself in a high-stakes, twisting thriller.
