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      When former pro football superstar Danny Wellcastle turns up dead at a local farm, Partridgeberry County becomes the focus of an unwanted national spotlight. Did Danny really die from an accidental fentanyl overdose, as the police are saying? Or was his death connected to the controversy surrounding the millions of dollars at stake in a planned new resort and the discovery of oil on the farm? With a curious media and protestors from all over descending on the peaceful town of Twin Strikes, Split City bowling alley owner Billy Gills will have to maneuver around a reluctant sheriff, a pair of nesting eagles, and an eccentric activist camped in a tree to discover how Danny really died. 

MORE BOOKS BY ANDY 

Frank Pavlicek Series

A Witness Above

A Killing Sky

A Cold Quarry

A Night Falconer

The K Street Hunting Society

The Jesus Spares Series

Split City

Split End (Fall 2025)

 

Suspense/Thrillers

Record Of Wrongs

The Blue Hallelujah

Dragonflies

 

​Nonfiction

​The Reason For Tears

A Memoir by Tony Weedor with Andy Straka

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"Highly recommended." -Michael Connelly

"A talented author." - Publisher's Weekly

"Fast-paced, twisty, and complex."  -Booklist

"A first-rate thriller." -MysteryScene

"Storytelling as strong as talons. Once [Straka's] got you, he never lets go." -Rick Riordan

"A great read." -Library Journal

"Atmosphere, vivid setting...intriguing plot and characters you feel in your bones [make for] a compulsively readable, gripping thriller." -Julia Spencer-Fleming

"As an avid reader of mystery and suspense, this is a series I will visit again and again. [The] writing is in the moment, real and draws the reader in...a highly enjoyable reading experience!" --Cozy Cat Reviews

"Witty, sharp, and flesh-and-blood real." -Jeffery Deaver

"A book this good, and this original, helps remind me why I started reading mysteries in the first place..."
-Steve Hamilton
#1 NY Times bestselling authors Lee Goldberg and Joel Goldman talk below about A Witness Above and the bestselling, Shamus award-winning
Frank Pavlicek Series 
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