Jumping Rise — S.W. Hubbard

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?