CATCH .22

80,000-words

Sloan Picard, a Special Forces sniper on medical leave, treks to Boothbay Harbor, Maine, to bury his sister. Unease over her demise prompts him to accept a pilot’s job with New England Air. Julia Connelly, the owner’s daughter and office manager, is his enigma—a palpable and volatile relationship ensues.  

Sloan suspects NEA of moving illegal contraband into the States from South America. When the Cessna he’s piloting is sabotaged, forcing him to make an emergency landing, the narrow escape confirms his suspicions. His sister’s death wasn’t accidental and he questions the Connellys involvement.   

Information on a USB drive, points a finger at NEA’s largest customer. Sloan and Julia fly the DC3 from Maine’s rugged coast to the jungles of Peru where they discover their client is running an illicit escort service—knowledge that turns these savvy hunters into the hunted when a price is placed on their heads.