The Murder of Bobby Oates

About the Book

To find peace after her husband is killed in a shoot out, Detective Lieutenant CHRIS STAHL becomes one of America’s 125 female chiefs of police in small and remote Riverton, South Dakota, But Chris doesn’t find the quiet she hoped for. Instead, she runs head long into BUSTER RHODES, a corrupt and bigoted county sheriff. Worse yet, BOBBY OATES, one-time nationally famed football celebrity returns to Riverton in disgrace and goes on rampages of hate and destruction. Months later, Oates is found murdered and because of his wanton acts of brutality; Chris is left with any number of suspects.

About the Author

Lee Drake worked for the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department for four years. He also served as consultant for police departments and sheriff offices for seven additional years. Writing spanned a 20 year career and more than 3,000 participants have attended his seminars which included Creative Writing and Writing for Clarity. His publications include several non-fiction pieces and, The Murder of Bobby Oates is his fourth novel published by Xlibris. The others are: Monah, based on the life of Mo Nah Se Tah; A crime novel, Hiding Gideon Pike and its sequel, Murder in Muskrat Town.