”With every word she spoke, he knew he would have to kill her”. So opens the novella Dragging Down, in which Miami-Dade Detective Lieutenant Remy Ferguson investigates the gruesome death and dismemberment of a young woman discovered in Everglades National Park. The cause appears to be a rare attack by an alligator disturbed from its rest along the edges of the marsh. Then, forensic results point to a motive more ruthless and revolting than any found in a wildlife encounter. The stench of foul play escalates as political forces attempt to sink the investigation. Every lead adds to the swamp of evil and betrayal, but without hard evidence - will someone get away with murder? Remy and his team risk a bold and irregular tactic to uncover the twisted truth and seek justice for the dead.