Kevin Wade: Johnny Careless

It’s the tattoo that confirmed the dead man washed ashore was Johnny Chambliss. He bore the same tattoo as Sherriff (Jeep) Mullane who stood in stunned silence at the scene.

The coroner says “death undetermined” due to unexplained scratches on Johnny’s shoulders. As Jeep tries to learn how Johnny died, he’s forced to revisit their history.

Despite Johnny’s attitude and reckless ways, there was always much more to him than many took the time to discover. Money not only hides a multitude of sins, it can be a shield for the vulnerable.

Jeep must navigate small-town loyalties and the unspoken rules that protect privilege – while confronting his own grief.

Smoothly told between the timeline of their youth and Jeep’s present-day investigation Johnny Careless is the beginning of a series and a well recommended read.