All Carson Reno Mystery Series Books are standalone novels. It is not necessary to read them in any particular order. A man has disappeared while duck hunting and things surrounding his disappearance are troubling. Carson has been hired by an insurance company to resolve a $1.5 million dollar life insurance claim, but things get quickly complicated. Bodies appear, and it seems that these deaths might be connected to the missing hunter - but how? Facts reveal that the missing man's job as an independent truck driver is linked to his disappearance, and perhaps to the mysterious murders. Carson's investigation unearths some very unusual characters, along with a wife who appears to be interested in everything but finding her missing husband. Conflicts with the Memphis police are getting in the way of the investigation, and the urgency is escalated when another body is discovered. This case has more twists than a large bag of pretzels, and just when it seems to be going in the right direction - it changes. Join our Cast of Characters and come along to help Carson find the clues, search for the truth and try to solve the case of The Innocent Stranger