Frank Bennett sits down for a consolidated Q&A with dru’s book musings so that we can learn more about him. Are you ready? Let’s get to know Frank.

I’m Frank Bennett, police chief of Trout Run, NY, a little town in the High Peaks area of the Adirondack Mountains. I came here after a long career in the Kansas City police force. Recently widowed in my mid-fifties, I thought I’d wind down my days directing traffic and writing tickets in this little town. Well, it hasn’t worked out that way! I’ve solved quite a few murders and investigated some pretty diabolical con schemes since I’ve arrived here. My young partner, Earl Davis, and I are the complete Trout Run police force. We make a good pair because I have a lot of experience and intuition, while Earl possesses boundless patience. I’ve also found love since arriving in Trout Run—I married Penny, the town librarian, and we live in a cottage on the banks of Stony Creek with our overweight, lazy black cat, Yogi.

My best friend is Edwin Bates, owner of the Iron Eagle Inn. He’s a fabulous cook although I’m often suspicious of his more exotic creations. For example, I thought roasted butternut squash and farro salad sounded awful, but I tasted it to be polite. Turns out it was delicious! Usually, I prefer the meatloaf special at Malone’s Diner—a much safer option.

On an average day, I start off with coffee and a donut at The Store, then do the morning and afternoon patrols where I might help a lost hiker as I admire the mountain views. On Friday nights, Earl and I might need to break up a fight at the Mountainside Tavern. But when murder comes to Trout Run, I am relentless in tracking down clues. I won’t rest until justice has been restored in my little corner of paradise.

Jumping Rise, A Frank Bennett Mystery #8
Genre: Traditional
Release: April 2021
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Never bite the hand that feeds you. . .
Unless that hand is trying to kill you.

Summertime in the Adirondacks: the fish are biting, the hikers are trekking, the tourists are spending. All is well in Police Chief Frank Bennett’s patch of paradise.

Until a mysterious guest disappears from Trout Run’s Mountain Vista Motel, leaving her bill paid for a month in advance.

And an equally mysterious benefactor shows up at the Trout Run Library, tempting the librarian—Frank’s wife, Penny—with a huge donation.

When Frank and Penny visit the wealthy vacation homeowner at his camp on a remote private lake, they encounter unexpected luxury…and shocking competitiveness. What was supposed to be a relaxing weekend ends in tragedy.

Once he returns to Trout Run, Frank realizes that he and the people he cares about are pawns in a game they don’t comprehend.

Can Frank settle the score? Or is this a contest where everyone loses?

About the author
S.W. Hubbard writes the kinds of mysteries she loves to read: twisty, believable, full of complex characters, and highlighted with sly humor. She has been writing the Frank Bennett Adirondack Mountain Mystery Series since 2003, and also writes the Palmyrton Estate Sale Mystery Series and the Life in Palmyrton Women’s Fiction Series. She enjoys hiking in the Adirondacks (and anywhere else there’s a hill to climb) with her husband and her dog. She lives in Morristown, NJ. Jumping Rise, Book 8 in the Frank Bennett Adirondack Mountain Mysteries Series was released April 15, 2021.

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