River Rules is a small-town suspense novel with a deep heart and
powerful conscience. What the housing bubble didn't break in
Bridgeville, a small New England community blessed by the Connecticut
River, greed, double-dealing and rapid-fire change just might. Peter
Russo, a part-time farmer and full-time rambler with his rescue dog, has
a knack for conflict and a burning desire to protect Bridgeville's land
and water from exploitation.
His best buddy, John Tomassi, a local cop, doesn't want to be his
babysitter nor does his brother, Jeff. Peter's ex-lover, Carmen, has no
use for him as she double-downs on her profitable apple orchard, but
Rachel, his niece, needs his partnership in a food truck. Peter's
trouble with Bridgeville's bureaucracy reunites him with two of his
former club baseball players, Marco Torres, now on the wrong side of the
law, and Kenny Johnson, a young cop. Peter's helping hand not only gives
Marco the chance he needs, but Marco and Kenny find that there's more
that connects them than divides them. The food truck is a lifeline to
almost everyone except Nancy, Peter's old friend, sinking fast from
health issues and the aftermath of date rape.
Nobody's famous and nobody's rich except Brock Saunders, a local bully
turned Ponzi-schemer and sexual predator. With Bridgeville life at the
mercy of cultural crosswinds and economic forces seemingly beyond
control, love, loss, baseball, and the search for truth create a
spinning wheel of unexpected alliances, unsung heroes and treachery.
