Figure Eight

2020 Midwest Book Award Winner

Every night John Cabrelli relives the tragic events that ended his career and a young girl's life. While struggling to find himself again, John inherits his uncle's cabin and returns to the lake where he spent much of his youth. Little does John know that danger waits for him when he uncovers suspicious circumstances of his uncle's death. Few people will talk about it as John unravels a mystery that could forever change the landscape.

Award-winning author, conservationist, and retired decorated law enforcement officer Jeff Nania weaves a thrilling tale of murder and deceit, family and traditions, redemption and second chances. John Cabrelli's story continues in book two, Spider Lake: A Northern Lakes Mystery.

C. J. Box, William Kent Krueger, Dana Stabenow, Louise Penny, and Victoria Houston fans love this new mystery series set in Wisconsin's Northwoods.

"Jeff Nania spins a story that captivates us as we journey with John Cabrelli, a battle-weary former police officer who seeks to reclaim his grip on life after a tragic event. Using the backdrop of Wisconsin's Northwoods, we follow Cabrelli in this fast-paced story of, crises, intrigue, beauty and danger, as he seeks to avenge a murder."
Buddy Huffaker | Executive Director, Aldo Leopold Foundation

"Pain. Failure. Fear. Death. Natural beauty. Suspense. Sense of community. Conviction. Thankfulness. Respect. Hope. Love (maybe). That's the rollercoaster readers ride in Jeff Nania's exciting first book, Figure Eight. Along the way, Figure Eight's earthy side draws on the Northwoods of Wisconsin's spectacular scenery and time-honored traditions."
Dean Bortz | Editor, Wisconsin Outdoor News

"Hard to imagine anyone more qualified than Jeff Nania to tell this tale of north woods intrigue. I've known him in his successive careers as both a police officer and a professional consultant on the restoration of wetlands and as an avid sportsman with a deep veneration for our remaining wilderness. And now I find he's a fine writer with a keen ear and eye for the cadences of speech and the pace of daily life we both grew up with on our home turf in Wisconsin, and it all rings true. It's a serious story for our time, but also a page-turner and a fun read."
Peter Egan | Editor-at-Large, Road and Track Magazine and best-selling author

Readers Love Figure Eight:
"Jeff Nania's Figure Eight features a spellbinding storyline with more twists and turns than the number in its title. Nania writes with power and precision, humor and grace about land, legacy, loss, love, and the mysteries of (human) nature."
Joel Pace, Ph.D. | University of Wisconsin

"A gripping page-turner, intriguing, breath-taking, convoluted (in a good way), funny (where it needed to be), and even heart-warming. I'm a great fan of good mysteries and crime novels (Grisham, Baldacci, etc), and this (first!) novel was right up there with the best of them."
Rich Erickson | Seattle, Washington

"Nania presents us with well-developed and at times quirky characters, a fast-paced plot line, and some of the best twists in anything I've read this year."
Valerie Biel | Author & Writing Coach, Wisconsin

"Jeff Nania's story of John Cabrelli and people and events in his life are realistic and engaging. The clarity of understanding people and insight into their psychology and motivations are so real in Figure Eight that he obviously writes from a life of experience of dealing with all types of people. Every detail of the setting and plot is realistic and the mental and emotional aspects of each character are so well described that reading places you right in the story. I now feel acquainted with the North Woods although I have never been there. Figure Eight is engaging from the very start. I rea

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