Pest: An Ecological Thriller (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781966565130)

A satirical and ecological thriller, "PEST" is a fast-paced story set in the mid 1990's, against the panoramic backdrop of the Florida Keys, the industrial port of Tampa Bay and the lush greenery of Michigan.

Derk Bryan, a gritty EPA investigator, is summoned from a fishing trip in the Florida Keys by a deadly premonition about his estranged and terminally ill father while a minor spill in Michigan evolves into a sinister plot to poison America. He soon discovers that these two disparate events threaten every drop of water on the planet and every important relationship in his life. While struggling with demons from his childhood, the shocking truth about his parents, and the discovery that an unrequited lover is involved in murder, he heads toward a collision with Jack Von Lleuwan, a ruthless manufacturer who will stop at nothing to get his new pesticide approved, Von Lleuwan's newest product, PESTfree was designed to replace the toxic chemicals that are contaminating the food and water supplies worldwide, but it contains a deadly flaw. As the body count grows, Derk Bryan races against the clock to thwart disaster.