Blue Sky and Green Grass: Murder, Money Laundering and Winter Farming In Alaska

Trapper Ken Whittle spent the morning preparing his Piper Super Cub to fly so he could check his trapline. Minus 20-degree temperatures made this a taxing task. Fly to his traps was pleasant but near the first lake on his route he came upon an airplane, nose down, in the trees. He landed, discovered the pilot was dead - frozen in his seat. There were four duffle bags in the plane, later determined to hold marijuana, and a metal briefcase containing a large amount of money and a Colt .45 pistol. Whittle wrested briefly with his conscience before deciding to keep the money. He surmised it was drug money that wouldn't be missed. But the drug bosses did notice and sent henchmen to retrieve the cash. This opened an investigation by the Alaska State Troopers and NTSB that determined the pilot had been murdered and eventually uncovered a massive marijuana grow operation connected to worldwide distribution of other drugs. Informants were found, circumstantial evidence gathered, but little hard evidence was brought to light to connect a suspect to the crimes. Trooper Seargent, helicopter pilot Karen Holmes and her partner Craig Stanton investigate while making daring rescues and handline mundane duties distracting from the complicated, frustrating case.

• | Author: Ronald Walden
• | Publisher: Ugly Moose AK
• | Publication Date: Sep 01, 2022
• | Number of Pages: 194 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 1957263083
• | ISBN-13: 9781957263083