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
Nania has a winner with this series because he’s given us a multifaceted main character in John Cabrelli. He is likeable and relatable with imperfections that are understandable given what we know of his past. Writing both the continuing plot line of Cabrelli’s life within the action of each book’s story is a challenge for series writers, and Nania has mastered this balance.
Valerie Biel | Author of the award-winning Circle of Nine series
Spider Lake aptly offers the dichotomy between the quiet, simple beauty of life in Wisconsin’s Northwoods and the vicious wickedness of the organized crime world in this riveting thrill ride… Nania depicts the natural world of woods and waters to remind the reader that it is these special places that are worth preserving, and that outside forces bent on destroying what is good in life, must be eradicated. Cabrelli is the hero we need right now—a man who fights the good fight and risks his own life to rid the world of traffickers and murderers.
Joy Ann Ribar | Author of the Deep Lakes cozy mystery series
Never underestimate law enforcement in a sleepy little town—that’s not so sleepy after all. John Cabrelli is ready, willing, and able when shots are fired in Spider Lake, the exciting, intricately plotted sequel in the Northern Lakes Mystery series.
Laurie Buchanan | Author of the Sean McPherson Novels