Small-town secrets. Crooked badges. One retired deputy—and the bloodhound who refuses to let the truth stay buried.
APPALACHIAN CRIME FICTION · SUSPENSE WITH HEART
A retired sheriff’s deputy. His faithful search-and-rescue bloodhound. A county with more secrets than it can bury.
Alex Anders wants a quiet retirement with Radar. But when CPS worker Tessa Vance disappears after asking questions about a suspicious wreck, the official story doesn’t add up.
With witnesses afraid to talk and powerful men guarding their secrets, Alex follows a trail that leads back to the badge he once wore.
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Exposing the truth was only the beginning. As Alex and Radar follow the threads of a widening conspiracy, the men behind it grow more desperate to protect themselves.
Loyalty comes at a price. Every new clue brings danger closer to home. And a bloodhound’s nose may be the one thing their enemies can’t silence.
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Alex Anders and Radar’s story continues in the third book of the Trail of Justice series.
Every secret leaves a scent.
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Shannon L. Salley is an Eastern Kentucky author, former police officer and K9 handler. His Appalachian roots and years in law enforcement help shape his stories, the places, the people and the bonds that hold them together.
Shannon first began writing in middle school. After completing a short story writing assignment, he fell in love with writing. For years, his stories were something he shared with family, with little thought of publishing. His wife encouraged him to let other people read them, and that encouragement eventually led him to share the Trail of Justice series.
The series follows retired deputy Alex Anders and his bloodhound, Radar, through the secrets of a small Kentucky county. Radar draws inspiration from two dogs close to Shannon’s heart: RIP, his search and rescue police bloodhound, and Ladybird, his pet bloodhound.
Through Alex and Radar, Shannon brings his love of storytelling together with a world he knows firsthand: rural communities, police work, and the partnership between a handler and his dog.
Radar’s story begins with two real bloodhounds: RIP and Ladybird.
RIP was Shannon’s male search and rescue police bloodhound. His name was chosen by a vote of elementary school students—a special connection between a working K9 and the community he served. Shannon’s experience working alongside RIP helped inspire the partnership between Alex Anders and Radar.
Ladybird is Shannon’s female pet bloodhound and the other half of Radar’s inspiration. Together, Ladybird and RIP helped shape the fictional hound readers meet in the Trail of Justice series, bringing a piece of Shannon’s life—both on duty and at home—to the page.
One fictional bloodhound. Two real inspirations.
Take a little of the Trail of Justice with you. Explore merchandise inspired by Radar and the stories you love in Shannon’s Fourthwall shop.
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For readers who can’t put the book down. Radar wears his aviators and sheriff badge alongside a familiar promise: just one more chapter.
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