Copperhead Cove

Some beer, some whiskey, and a warm sunny day on the lake.
What could go wrong?

The stillness of the warm, Kentucky afternoon on Copperhead Cove is shattered by the echo of a high-powered rifle, sending birds flying and two famous basketball coaches to a watery grave. Bo Paxton, their fishing guide, becomes collateral damage, thrashing through the murky waters of Quail Hollow Lake for his life while a Chicago hit man hunts him down, beginning a life-and-death manhunt for Bo and a marked member of the Chicago mob.

Ethan Paxton and Jake Delgado, from far-off California, search the unfamiliar Kentucky hill country for Bo, but they aren't the only ones looking for him. In a race against time and the Chicago mob, Ethan and Jake must battle an unforgiving lake, a thunderstorm and poisonous snakes to decide Bo's fate.

Can they reach him before the mob enforcers?

Praise for Copperhead Cove:

In Copperhead Cove, Ron Parham sweeps the reader into the chilling world of crime, murder, and mobsters. The story begins with a mob hit in a cove on Quail Hollow Lake where Bo Paxton has taken two well-known basketball coaches fishing. When the fishing guide and the two celebrities don't return and the search party doesn't find a boat or any bodies, Bo's wife enlists the help of his brother, Ethan Paxton, a man who dealt with the abduction of his daughter two years earlier.

With the help of his friend, Jake Delgado, a tough private investigator, they begin to unravel a puzzle with links to Chicago's underworld and mob boss "Two Toes" Tonelli. What they don't expect is to have to deal with the thunderstorms, poisonous snakes, the FBI, and the unrelenting hunt of mob enforcers intent on killing Bo Paxton, their boss's son-in-law, and anyone caught in the crossfire.

The plot is fast-paced, action-packed, and gripping as Ron Parham sets the stage for this murder vendetta in a fisherman's paradise,on a lake that straddles Kentucky and Tennessee. Into the quaintness of a small southern town where all the Sheriff and his deputy have had to deal with over the years are misdemeanors, he interjects a gangland murder where the boss's son-in-law is one of those targeted and the death of the fishing guide is considered collateral damage. As tension and suspense mount, Ron Parham continually throws in twists that keep you wondering who will die next. The rough language like the story's intensity is often diluted with humor and a genuine warmth between the brothers and their family.

The characters are unforgettable, adding depth and dimension to the drama as events unfold. Bo Paxton the fishing guide, is a down-to-earth southerner whose quiet confidence and honesty invite's people's respect even that of a young mobster on the run. In contrast his brother Ethan is a high-powered businessman who's smart and single-minded in his determination to bring the killers to justice. Jake Delago is a loner, a tough, cantankerousbut trustworthyprivate investigator.

Of the cold-blooded mobsters who add a dose of fear and apprehension to this tale, Anthony Tonelli is the hard-hearted, vindictive mob boss; Augustus "Augie" Stellator a crude, soulless assassin; Rhino Fanelli, and Julius Goldberg, cold and calculating gunmen. Frankie Farmer is the nervous and unpredictable young mobster who has never killed anyone but is hunted because of his father-in-law's hatred.

Like Molly's Moon, which introduced the fascinating characters of Ethan Paxton and Jake Delgado to readers, Copperhead Cove is an intoxicating crime thriller that keeps you engrossed from the first page to the last. I loved Molly's Moon and enjoyed Copperhead Cove just as much.
~ Wendy Holland

WOW WOW WOW WOW WOW!

I absolutely, 100%, no doubt loved this book. This book would make a great movie. Your character development and description of Kentucky; its lakes

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