“Corbett’s work has garnered him an Edgar© Award nomination, and we cans see why.” — New York Times Book Review

“Ron Corbett’s excellent Frank Yakabuski series is a return to the bad old days when men killed for a glass of beer.” — Globe and Mail

“Corbett lays a strong foundation for what promises to be a truly captivating series.” — Publishers Weekly Starred Review

A murdered family. A silent town. A storm that traps them all…
Deep in the woods of the Northern Divide a young tree marker stumbles upon a gruesome scene in a small cabin — a murdered family in a pool of blood. Detective Frank Yakabuski, a battle-hardened army veteran fresh from taking down a notorious biker gang, is sent to investigate the grisly murder near Ragged Lake, a near-abandoned mill town where secrets run deeper than the snow.

But no one is talking.
Everyone is watching.
And a psychopathic killer is on the loose…

With a brutal winter storm closing in, Yakabuski gathers the few townspeople left in a remote fishing lodge. Cut off from the outside world, tensions rise and the line between witness and suspect begins to blur. Yakabuski must uncover the truth buried in this forgotten place… before the killer strikes again. Because in the Northern Divide, the past isn’t just buried. It’s waiting to claim its next victim.

RAGGED LAKE is the gripping first book in the Frank Yakabuski Mystery Series by Edgar®-nominated and Arthur Ellis Award nominated author Ron Corbett, a dark northern noir thriller filled with heart-pounding suspense and page-turning tension.

FRANK YAKABUSKI MYSTERY SERIES:

1. Ragged Lake
2. Cape Diamond
3. Mission Road
4. Muskie Falls
5. Back Channel

1. The Sweet Goodbye
2. Cape Rage

Tropes in the Yakabuski Mystery Series Include:
The Battle-Hardened Detective
The Haunted Past
The Detective Team-Up
The Legacy Father–Son Dynamic
The Victim with Secrets
Multiple Murders
Race Against the Clock
Remote, Isolated Settings
Northern Noir Atmosphere
Secrets Buried in the Past
Greed and Corruption
The Silent Witness
Multiple Threats Converging
Red Herrings
Shocking Twists and Big Reveals