The Deader the Better: A Leo Waterman Mystery (Leo Waterman Mysteries)

Seattle p.i. Leo Waterman isn't looking for trouble when he and his forensic pathologist girlfriend Rebecca escape into the Washington wilder for a few days of relaxation -- it just seems to find him. An old friend has purchased some choice property here in North America's only rain forest and his posting of "No Trespassing" signs has incurred the wrath of every sportsman for miles around. But what starts as irksome harassment by the offended locals soon escalates into the real of the lethal. And it's just Waterman's luck to be in the epicenter of this murderous mess at the very moment it bursts into flames.

Leo isn't looking for trouble when he and Rebecca escape into the wilderness for a few days of isolation and relaxation—it just seems to find him. An old friend has purchased some choice property in North America's only rainforest, and his posting of No Trespassing signs has incurred the wrath of every boater, hunter, and fisherman for miles around. What starts as irksome harassment by the offended locals—evil looks and random acts of vandalism—escalates quite quickly, however, into the realm of the lethal. And it's just Waterman's luck to be in the epicenter of this murderous mess at the very moment it bursts into flames.

When an ever-increasing body count is met with bland indifference by the local authorities, Leo realizes it's time to summon together a ragtag surveillance team from all walks of his life. And with a little help from his residentially challenged legmen—those Boys back in Seattle—Leo's determined to staunch the flow of blood that's despoiling an unspoiled land...while getting to the twisted roots of a homicidal greed that now has his whole motley crew marked for death.

If you've never met Leo Waterman, or wandered into his world, start right here. If you've previously experienced the tense and terrific fun of G. M. Ford, hang on and enjoy—because the boys are back in town!

Cleveland Plain Dealer

Unique, quirky, and sometimes hilarious...incisively written and thought-provoking...Waterman is single-minded, appealing, insightful, and tougher than a chain restaurant steak.

Seattle P.I Leo Waterman isn't looking for trouble when he and his forensic pathologist girlfriend Rebecca escape into the Washington wilderness for a few days of relaxation, it just seems to find him. An old friend has purchased some choice property here in North America's only rain forest, and his posting of "No trespassing" signs has incurred the wrath of every sportsman for miles around. But what starts as irksome harassment by the offended locals soon escalates into the realm of the lethal. and it's just Waterman's luck to be in the epicenter of the murderous mess at the very moment itbursts into flames Seattle private investigator Leo Waterman and his girlfriend forensic pathologist Rebecca decide to take some time off and escape into the wilderness for a few days. Their vacation is cut short as they step right into the middle of a series of murders coming out of his friend's purchase of choice property in North America's only rainforest