In the United States, medical related spending accounts for approximately eighteen percent of the gross domestic product, well above the amount spent by most other countries. That’s about $5 trillion dollars or about $14,500 for every man, woman, and child. It’s a juicy target for fraudsters. Medicare, Medi Cal, workers compensation, and other parts of the overall medical care delivery system have the attention of Russian mobsters and Mexican cartels who are out to cash in. Private Investigator Virgil Cook is working with local, state, and federal authorities to crack the fraud cases when four dead bodies, including a doctor, turn up in the normally quiet community of Friant. The lethal threat to a California Department of Justice Investigator on the case is all too clear. Virgil navigates through frustrating twists and turns while desperately trying to prevent any more deaths and to bring those responsible to account for their actions.

Killing Time in Friant is the second book in the author's exciting new Killing Time murder/mystery series based in eastern Fresno County.